Where does “авария” come from?

авария (Kumyk) comes from Russian авария, from Italian avaria, from Arabic عوارية, from Arabic عَوَار, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.

авария (Kumyk): accident, breakdown (unexpected failure, especially technical or vehicular)

Definitions

  1. accident, breakdown (unexpected failure, especially technical or vehicular)

Ancestry of “авария”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianаварияdamage, breakdown, fault, failure, crash;...
2Italianavariadamage; breakdown, failure; inflection of...
3Arabicعواريةdamage in transit, average, the occurrence of...
4Arabicعَوَارfault, blemish, defect, flaw
5Arabicعَوِرَto lose an eye
Every word from Arabic عَوِرَ →Every word from Arabic عَوَار →Every word from Arabic عوارية →
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