Where does “مزة” come from?

مزة (Hijazi Arabic) comes from North Levantine Arabic مَزِّة, from Ottoman Turkish مزه, from Persian مزه, from Middle Persian m(y)ck'.

مزة (Hijazi Arabic): an attractive woman

Definitions

  1. an attractive woman

Ancestry of “مزة”, step by step

مزة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via North Levantine Arabic مَزِّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Levantine Arabicمَزِّة—
2Ottoman Turkishمزهpleasant taste, flavour, smack or relish
3Persianمزهtaste, flavour, smack, relish; joy, pleasure; a...
4Middle Persianm(y)ck'—

via Egyptian Arabic مُزَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian Arabicمُزَّة—
Every word from Middle Persian m(y)ck' →Every word from Persian مزه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مزه →