Where does “מזל־טובֿ” come from?
מזל־טובֿ (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew מַזָּל, from Akkadian mazzaztum.
מזל־טובֿ (Yiddish): a general good wish on a happy occasion;...
Definitions
- a general good wish on a happy occasion;...
Ancestry of “מזל־טובֿ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | מַזָּל | luck; star, constellation; fate, luck |
| 2 | Akkadian | mazzaztum | — |