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Where does “hasart” come from?

hasart (Old French) comes from Arabic زهر, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

hasart (Old French): hazard; a score of six in a game of hazard; risk;...

Definitions

  1. hazard; a score of six in a game of hazard; risk;...

Ancestry of “hasart”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hasart”

  • hazard
  • haphazard
  • haphazardly
  • biohazard
  • haphazardness
  • geohazard
  • multihazard
  • haphazardous
  • hazardeth
  • hazardless
  • haphazardry
  • hazardest
  • hazardable
  • haphazardously
  • hazardproof
  • antihazard
  • azzardare
  • azzardoso
  • azzardosamente
  • azzardato
  • azzardatamente
  • azzardo
  • аза́рт
  • азартный
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