Where does “szarada” come from?

szarada (Polish) comes from French charade, from Occitan charrada, from Occitan charrar — to chat; to waffle; to chatter.

szarada (Polish): charade; riddle

Definitions

  1. charade; riddle

Ancestry of “szarada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharadecharade; something bizarre or hard to understand;...
2Occitancharradaconversation; chatter
3Occitancharrarto chat; to waffle; to chatter
Every word from Occitan charrar →Every word from Occitan charrada →Every word from French charade →