Where does “ceza” come from?

ceza (Zazaki) comes from Persian جزا, from Arabic جَزَاء — repayment, recompense, reparation, punishment.

ceza (Zazaki): punishment

Definitions

  1. punishment

Ancestry of “ceza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجزاpunishment
2Arabicجَزَاءrepayment, recompense, reparation, punishment
Every word from Arabic جَزَاء →Every word from Persian جزا →
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