Where does “चश्मा” come from?

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

चश्मा (Nepali): spectacles, glasses

Definitions

  1. spectacles, glasses

Ancestry of “चश्मा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचश्माspectacles, glasses
2Proto-Indo-Iraniančáćšmaeye; sight
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšmaEvery word from Hindi चश्मा