The story
- Hebrew · derived fromטוֹב“good”
- Akkadian · derived from𒌓𒁕
- Hebrew · derived fromמַזָּל“star, constellation; fate, luck”
- Yiddish · borrowed fromמזל־טובֿ
- English todaymazel tov
Borrowed from Yiddish מזל־טובֿ (mazl tov), from Hebrew מַזָּל (mazál, “star, constellation; fate, luck”), from Akkadian 𒌓𒁕 (manzaltum) + Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”); literally “good stars, good luck”.
Words from the same roots
Hebrewמַזָּל all →
mazaldikshemozzle
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.