Where does “sambaztag” come from?
sambaztag (Old High German) comes from Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉, from Koine Greek σάββατον, from Hebrew שבת, from Akkadian šapattum.
Ancestry of “sambaztag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Gothic | 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 | — |
| 2 | Koine Greek | σάββατον | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | שבת | Shabbat, Sabbath; weekly day of rest; Saturday;... |
| 4 | Akkadian | šapattum | — |