Where does “gaʹzaat” come from?
gaʹzaat (Skolt Sami) comes from Russian газе́та, from French gazette, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetian gazeta, from Latin gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα, from Hebrew עַזָּה.
gaʹzaat (Skolt Sami): newspaper, gazette
Ancestry of “gaʹzaat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | газе́та | newspaper |
| 2 | French | gazette | gazette |
| 3 | Italian | gazzetta | gazette; A Venetian coin, equal to a halfpenny |
| 4 | Venetian | gazeta | halfpenny; newspaper |
| 5 | Latin | gaza | treasury; treasure, riches; wealth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γάζα | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | עַזָּה | — |