Jinûmêr

Desaster

(Îngilîzî)

disaster

Pircarînî

C1
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/deˈza(ː)stər/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

Ca. 1800, from French désastre, itself from Italian disastro. The now predominant pronunciation with a long vowel is unusual; English influence would be a plausible but speculative explanation.

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