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Where does “házsártos” come from?

házsártos (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian házsárt, from Middle High German hasart, from Arabic زهر, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن — to see; to look.

házsártos (Hungarian): quarrelsome, shrewish

Definitions

  1. quarrelsome, shrewish

Ancestry of “házsártos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianházsárthazard; quarrel
2Middle High Germanhasartdice game
3Arabicزهرto shine, to be radiant, to give light; flowers;...
4Arabicهhim, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ
5Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
6Persianکهرباamber
7Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
8Persianکاستن—
9Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
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