Where does “μάσκαρα” come from?
μάσκαρα (Greek) comes from English Mascara, from Arabic مُعَسْكَر, from Arabic عَسْكَر, from Persian لشکر, from Middle Persian lškl, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.
μάσκαρα (Greek): mascara
Ancestry of “μάσκαρα”, step by step