Where does “mazel” come from?

mazel (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew מַזָּל, from Akkadian mazzaztum — stand.

Ancestry of “mazel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמַזָּלluck; star, constellation; fate, luck
2Akkadianmazzaztumstand

Words derived from “mazel”

Every word from Akkadian mazzaztum →Every word from Hebrew מַזָּל →