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Where does “жаза” come from?

жаза (Kazakh) comes from Persian جزا, from Arabic جَزَاء — repayment, recompense, reparation, punishment.

жаза (Kazakh): punishment, penalty

Definitions

  1. punishment, penalty

Ancestry of “жаза”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجزاpunishment
2Arabicجَزَاءrepayment, recompense, reparation, punishment
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