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Where does “Mashhad” come from?

Mashhad (English) comes from Persian مشهد, from Arabic مشهد, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas- — to see; to look.

Ancestry of “Mashhad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمشهد—
2Arabicمشهدplace of assembly, meeting, meeting place; place...
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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