Where does “चश्मा” come from?

चश्मा (Hindi) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšma — eye; sight.

चश्मा (Hindi): spectacles, glasses

Definitions

  1. spectacles, glasses

Ancestry of “चश्मा”, step by step

चश्मा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniančáćšmaeye; sight

via Classical Persian چَشْمَه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچَشْمَه—

Words derived from “चश्मा”

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