Where does “जज़ा” come from?

जज़ा (Hindi) comes from Persian جزا, from Arabic جَزَاء — repayment, recompense, reparation, punishment.

जज़ा (Hindi): revenge

Definitions

  1. revenge

Ancestry of “जज़ा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجزاpunishment
2Arabicجَزَاءrepayment, recompense, reparation, punishment
Every word from Arabic جَزَاءEvery word from Persian جزا