Where does “mazuma” come from?
mazuma (English) comes from Yiddish מזומן, from Hebrew מְזוּמָּן, from Hebrew זִימֵּן — to prepare, appoint.
mazuma (English): Cash, money
Ancestry of “mazuma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | מזומן | cash |
| 2 | Hebrew | מְזוּמָּן | prepared, ready; cash |
| 3 | Hebrew | זִימֵּן | to prepare, appoint |