Where does “hasard” come from?
hasard (French) comes from Old French hasart, from Arabic زهر, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas- — to see; to look.
hasard (French): chance; a coincidence; hazard
Definitions
- chance; a coincidence; hazard
Ancestry of “hasard”, step by step
hasard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French hasart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | hasart | hazard; a score of six in a game of hazard; risk;... |
| 2 | Arabic | زهر | to shine, to be radiant, to give light; flowers;... |
| 3 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 4 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 5 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 6 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 7 | Persian | کاستن | to decrease |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |
via Spanish azar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | azar | luck, chance; misfortune, accident; obstacle,... |