Where does “ĵazo” come from?

ĵazo (Esperanto) comes from English Jazz, from English Jaz — or any of its variant spellings.

ĵazo (Esperanto): jazz

Definitions

  1. jazz

Ancestry of “ĵazo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJazzA musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation
2EnglishJazor any of its variant spellings

Words derived from “ĵazo”

Every word from English Jaz →Every word from English Jazz →