Where does “מזל” come from?
מזל (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew מַזָּל, from Akkadian mazzaztum.
מזל (Yiddish): astrological sign; luck
Ancestry of “מזל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | מַזָּל | luck; star, constellation; fate, luck |
| 2 | Akkadian | mazzaztum | — |