Where does “バイオハザード” come from?

バイオハザード (Japanese) comes from English biohazard, from English hazard, from Middle English hasard, from Old French hasart, from Arabic زهر, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا — to see; to look.

バイオハザード (Japanese): biohazard

Definitions

  1. biohazard

Ancestry of “バイオハザード”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiohazardA biological hazard; a source of risk due to some...
2EnglishhazardThe chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk...
3Middle Englishhasardhazard; An individual who plays hazard; A crafty...
4Old Frenchhasarthazard; a score of six in a game of hazard; risk;...
5Arabicزهرto shine, to be radiant, to give light; flowers;...
6Arabicهhim, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ
7Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
8Persianکهرباamber
9Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
10Persianکاستنto decrease
11Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ-Every word from Proto-Iranian kas-Every word from Persian کاستن