Where does “מזל” come from?

מזל (Ladino) comes from Hebrew מזל, from Akkadian mazzaztum — stand.

מזל (Ladino): star, destiny

Definitions

  1. star, destiny

Ancestry of “מזל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמזלconstellation, stars; planet: any of the seven...
2Akkadianmazzaztumstand
Every word from Akkadian mazzaztum →Every word from Hebrew מזל →
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