Where does “ჯაზი” come from?

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

ჯაზი (Georgian): jazz

Definitions

  1. jazz

Ancestry of “ჯაზი”, step by step

ჯაზი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Jazz

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

via Persian جادو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجادوmagic; charm; enchantment
2Middle Persian𐭩𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭪𐭠—
Every word from English Jaz →Every word from English Jazz →