Where does “azza” come from?
azza (Italian) comes from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.
azza (Italian): poleaxe
Ancestry of “azza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | hache | axe |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *happia | — |
| 3 | Frankish | happja | axe, hatchet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hapjǭ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kop- | to dig; to strike, to beat |