Where does “avarie” come from?

avarie (Romanian) comes from French avarie, from Arabic عَوَارِيَّة, from Arabic عَوَار, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.

avarie (Romanian): damage

Definitions

  1. damage

Ancestry of “avarie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavariedamage; deterioration
2Arabicعَوَارِيَّةdamaged goods; damage in transit
3Arabicعَوَارfault, blemish, defect, flaw
4Arabicعَوِرَto lose an eye
Every word from Arabic عَوِرَ →Every word from Arabic عَوَار →Every word from Arabic عَوَارِيَّة →