Where does “шарада” come from?

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

шарада (Russian): charade

Definitions

  1. charade

Ancestry of “шарада”, 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 →