Where does “macesz” come from?
macesz (Hungarian) comes from Yiddish מצה, from Hebrew מַצָּה — unleavened bread; oblation.
macesz (Hungarian): matzo
Ancestry of “macesz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | מצה | matzo |
| 2 | Hebrew | מַצָּה | unleavened bread; oblation |