Where does “házsárt” come from?
házsárt (Hungarian) comes from Middle High German 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.
házsárt (Hungarian): hazard; quarrel
Ancestry of “házsárt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | hasart | dice game |
| 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 | — |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |
Words derived from “házsárt”