Where does “ζαριά” come from?
ζαριά (Greek) comes from Greek ζάρι, from Byzantine Greek ζάριν, from Ancient Greek ἀζάριον, from Arabic زهر, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه — to see; to look.
ζαριά (Greek): throw / roll of the dice
Definitions
- throw / roll of the dice
Ancestry of “ζαριά”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | ζάρι | die, dice; dicing, dice game |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | ζάριν | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀζάριον | — |
| 4 | Arabic | زهر | to shine, to be radiant, to give light; flowers;... |
| 5 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 6 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 7 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 8 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 9 | Persian | کاستن | to decrease |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |