Where does “მოთამაშე” come from?

მოთამაშე (Georgian) comes from Georgian თამაში, from Persian تماشا, from Persian تماشی, from Arabic تَمَاشٍ.

მოთამაშე (Georgian): player (usually of organized sports)

Definitions

  1. player (usually of organized sports)

Ancestry of “მოთამაშე”, step by step

მოთამაშე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Georgian თამაში

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianთამაშიgame; verbal noun of თამაშობს
2Persianتماشاsight seeing; walking outside for recreation;...
3Persianتماشیwalking with a companion
4Arabicتَمَاشٍ—

via Georgian მო- -ე

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianმო- -ე(compare მე- -ე)
Every word from Arabic تَمَاشٍ →Every word from Persian تماشی →Every word from Persian تماشا →