Which Language Is Huzzah?
In Fact, “Huzzah! ” Is Essentially the Equivalent of the Traditional Russian Exclamation “Ura! ” (The Russian for “Hooray! ”), Which Usually Denotes...
In fact, “Huzzah!” is essentially the equivalent of the traditional Russian exclamation “Ura!” (the Russian for “Hooray!”), which usually denotes excitement, joy after achieving a set goal or defeating someone, or a war-cry.
What language does the word huzzah come from?
The origin of the word in its various forms is not clear, but it may have been influenced by war cries from various languages: the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) suggests Danish, Swedish, Dutch, Russian and Prussian words that may have played a part.
Where did the saying huzzah come from?
The first records of huzzah come from the late 1500s. It is thought to come from a word that sailors used to shout in celebration. It may derive from the word hoise, meaning “to hoist”—which they'd shout when hoisting (raising) something, like the sails of the ship.
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