Where does “mazzel” come from?
mazzel (Dutch) comes from Yiddish מזל, from Hebrew מַזָּל, from Akkadian mazzaztum.
mazzel (Dutch): see you later, bye; luck
Ancestry of “mazzel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | מזל | astrological sign; luck |
| 2 | Hebrew | מַזָּל | luck; star, constellation; fate, luck |
| 3 | Akkadian | mazzaztum | — |
Words derived from “mazzel”