Where does “цасм” come from?

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

цасм (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 “цасм”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniančášmaeye
2Proto-Indo-Iraniančáćšmaeye; sight
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšmaEvery word from Proto-Iranian čášma
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