Where does “Kasperl” come from?

Kasperl (German) comes from Hebrew גזבר, from Classical Syriac ܓܙܒܪܐ, from Classical Syriac ܓܢܙܒܪܐ, from Old Median ganzabarah, from Old Median ganzah — treasure.

Kasperl (German): A glove puppet who is the main character used in a puppet show; akin to Punch

Definitions

  1. A glove puppet who is the main character used in a puppet show; akin to Punch

Ancestry of “Kasperl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewגזברtreasurer
2Classical Syriacܓܙܒܪܐtreasurer, steward
3Classical Syriacܓܢܙܒܪܐ—
4Old Medianganzabarahtreasurer
5Old Medianganzahtreasure

Words derived from “Kasperl”

Every word from Old Median ganzah →Every word from Old Median ganzabarah →Every word from Classical Syriac ܓܢܙܒܪܐ →