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Where does “azaroso” come from?

azaroso (Spanish) comes from Spanish azar, from Arabic زهر, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas- — to see; to look.

azaroso (Spanish): unlucky, unfortunate; random

Definitions

  1. unlucky, unfortunate; random

Ancestry of “azaroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishazarluck, chance; misfortune, accident; obstacle,...
2Arabicزهرto shine, to be radiant, to give light; flowers;...
3Arabicهhim, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ
4Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
5Persianکهرباamber
6Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
7Persianکاستن—
8Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
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