Where does “hasard” come from?
hasard (Middle English) comes from Old French 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.
hasard (Middle English): hazard; An individual who plays hazard; A crafty...
Definitions
- hazard; An individual who plays hazard; A crafty...
Ancestry of “hasard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | hasart | hazard; a score of six in a game of hazard; risk;... |
| 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 | to decrease |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |