Where does “मेज़पोश” come from?

मेज़पोश (Hindi) comes from Persian پوشیدن, from Middle Persian pwšytn' — cover, put on, wear.

मेज़पोश (Hindi): tablecloth

Definitions

  1. tablecloth

Ancestry of “मेज़पोश”, step by step

मेज़पोश traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پوشیدن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپوشیدنto wear; to cover
2Middle Persianpwšytn'cover, put on, wear

via Classical Persian میز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمیز—
Every word from Middle Persian pwšytn' →Every word from Persian پوشیدن →