Where does “تماشا” come from?

تماشا (Persian) comes from Persian تماشی, from Arabic تَمَاشٍ.

تماشا (Persian): sight seeing; walking outside for recreation;...

Definitions

  1. sight seeing; walking outside for recreation;...

Ancestry of “تماشا”, step by step

تماشا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian تماشی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتماشیwalking with a companion
2Arabicتَمَاشٍ

via Arabic مَشَى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَشَىto go; to walk

Words derived from “تماشا

Every word from Arabic تَمَاشٍEvery word from Persian تماشی