salaam vs obeisance

salaam and obeisance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
salaam	Yes	No	Yes	No
obeisance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, obeisance is a hypernym of salaam; that is, obeisance is a word with a broader meaning than salaam:

salaam: a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
obeisance: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

Other hypernyms of salaam include bow, bowing.

salaam (noun)	obeisance (noun)
a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation	the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
	bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

salaam (verb)	obeisance (verb)
greet with a salaam