Where does “цанс” come from?

цанс (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Iranian čášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšma — eye; sight.

цанс (Ossetian): loop (of a snare, bashlyk, or while weaving); noose; snare

Definitions

  1. loop (of a snare, bashlyk, or while weaving); noose; snare

Ancestry of “цанс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniančášmaeye
2Proto-Indo-Iraniančáćšmaeye; sight
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