Where does “азарт” come from?
азарт (Russian) comes from French hasard, from Old French hasart, from Arabic زهر, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن — to see; to look.
Ancestry of “азарт”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | hasard | chance; a coincidence; hazard |
| 2 | Old French | hasart | hazard; a score of six in a game of hazard; risk;... |
| 3 | Arabic | زهر | to shine, to be radiant, to give light; flowers;... |
| 4 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 5 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 6 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 7 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 8 | Persian | کاستن | — |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |
Words derived from “азарт”