Where does “авария” come from?

авария (Bulgarian) comes from Greek αβαρία, from Italian avaria, from Arabic عوارية, from Arabic عَوَار, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.

авария (Bulgarian): wreck, crash; failure, damage, trouble

Definitions

  1. wreck, crash; failure, damage, trouble

Ancestry of “авария”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαβαρίαdamage, suffer damage
2Italianavariadamage; breakdown, failure; inflection of...
3Arabicعواريةdamage in transit, average, the occurrence of...
4Arabicعَوَارfault, blemish, defect, flaw
5Arabicعَوِرَto lose an eye

Words derived from “авария

Every word from Arabic عَوِرَEvery word from Arabic عَوَارEvery word from Arabic عوارية