Where does “azar” come from?

azar (Portuguese) comes from Arabic زَهْر, from Ancient Greek τέσσερα, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ, from Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες, from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

azar (Portuguese): bad luck; misfortune; tough luck; big deal; I...

Definitions

  1. bad luck; misfortune; tough luck; big deal; I...

Ancestry of “azar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَهْرcube, die; dice; the dice
2Ancient Greekτέσσεραfour
3Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρᾰfour
4Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρεςfour
5Proto-Hellenickʷétworescardinal...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷétwores →