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Where does “زكات” come from?

زكات (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic زَكَاة, from Arabic زَكَوٰة, from Aramaic זכותא, from Hebrew זכי, from Hebrew זכה — to win; to achieve, to get; to acquit.

Ancestry of “زكات”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَكَاةalmsgiving, zakat
2Arabicزَكَوٰة—
3Aramaicזכותא—
4Hebrewזכי—
5Hebrewזכהto win; to achieve, to get; to acquit
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