Where does “шишмә” come from?

шишмә (Bashkir) comes from Persian چشمه, from Middle Persian čšmk', from Middle Persian čšm, from Old Persian 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴, from Proto-Iranian čášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšma — eye; sight.

шишмә (Bashkir): spring; source, origin

Definitions

  1. spring; source, origin

Ancestry of “шишмә”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچشمهfountain; spring; source
2Middle Persiančšmk'spring, source
3Middle Persiančšmeye
4Old Persian𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴—
5Proto-Iraniančášmaeye
6Proto-Indo-Iraniančáćšmaeye; sight
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšma →Every word from Proto-Iranian čášma →Every word from Old Persian 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴 →