Where does “avaria” come from?

avaria (Albanian) comes from Arabic عَوَارِيَّة, from Arabic عَوَار, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.

avaria (Albanian): average

Definitions

  1. average

Ancestry of “avaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَوَارِيَّةdamaged goods; damage in transit
2Arabicعَوَارfault, blemish, defect, flaw
3Arabicعَوِرَto lose an eye
Every word from Arabic عَوِرَ →Every word from Arabic عَوَار →Every word from Arabic عَوَارِيَّة →