Where does “маҷалла” come from?
маҷалла (Tajik) comes from Persian مجله, from Arabic مجلة, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV-.
маҷалла (Tajik): magazine
Ancestry of “маҷалла”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | مجله | magazine |
| 2 | Arabic | مجلة | scroll, writing paper; magazine , publication |
| 3 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | — |