Where does “aberiya” come from?

aberiya (Cebuano) comes from Spanish avería, from Catalan avaria, from Arabic عَوَارِيَّة, from Arabic عَوَار, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.

aberiya (Cebuano): inoperative; broken down

Definitions

  1. inoperative; broken down

Ancestry of “aberiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaveríabreakdown
2Catalanavariadamage; breakdown, failure
3Arabicعَوَارِيَّةdamaged goods; damage in transit
4Arabicعَوَارfault, blemish, defect, flaw
5Arabicعَوِرَto lose an eye
Every word from Arabic عَوِرَ →Every word from Arabic عَوَار →Every word from Arabic عَوَارِيَّة →