Where does “جلس” come from?

جلس (Arabic) comes from Arabic جَلَسَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

جلس (Arabic): to sit

Definitions

  1. to sit

Ancestry of “جلس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَلَسَto sit; sit
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic جَلَسَ →