Where does “маҷалла” come from?

маҷалла (Tajik) comes from Persian مجله, from Arabic مجلة, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

маҷалла (Tajik): magazine

Definitions

  1. magazine

Ancestry of “маҷалла”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمجلهmagazine
2Arabicمجلةscroll, writing paper
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic مجلة →