Where does “חזן” come from?

חזן (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew חַזָּן — cantor.

חזן (Yiddish): cantor; leader of a congregation or other group...

Definitions

  1. cantor; leader of a congregation or other group...

Ancestry of “חזן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחַזָּןcantor
Every word from Hebrew חַזָּן