Where does “במזל” come from?

במזל (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew מַזָּל, from Akkadian mazzaztum — stand.

במזל (Hebrew): luckily

Definitions

  1. luckily

Ancestry of “במזל”, step by step

במזל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew מַזָּל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמַזָּלluck; star, constellation; fate, luck
2Akkadianmazzaztumstand

via Hebrew בְּ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבְּ־with; in, with
Every word from Akkadian mazzaztum →Every word from Hebrew מַזָּל →