Where does “меджліс” come from?

меджліс (Ukrainian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مجلس, from Arabic مَجْلِس — place of sitting, session; gathering; council.

меджліс (Ukrainian): mejlis, parliament of certain Arab and Turkic countries

Definitions

  1. mejlis, parliament of certain Arab and Turkic countries

Ancestry of “меджліс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمجلسseat, something to be sat upon, especially a place in which a person or a group of people can sit
2Arabicمَجْلِسplace of sitting, session; gathering; council
Every word from Arabic مَجْلِس →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مجلس →