Where does “ጋዜጣ” come from?

ጋዜጣ (Tigrinya) comes from Italian gazzetta, from Venetian gazeta, from Latin gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα, from Hebrew עַזָּה.

ጋዜጣ (Tigrinya): newspaper

Definitions

  1. newspaper

Ancestry of “ጋዜጣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangazzettagazette; A Venetian coin, equal to a halfpenny
2Venetiangazetahalfpenny; newspaper
3Latingazatreasury; treasure, riches; wealth
4Ancient GreekΓάζαtreasury, treasure
5Hebrewעַזָּה—
Every word from Hebrew עַזָּה →Every word from Ancient Greek Γάζα →Every word from Latin gaza →