Where does “تماشا کردن” come from?

تماشا کردن (Persian) comes from Persian کردن, from Middle Persian krtn', from Old Persian kar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

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Ancestry of “تماشا کردن”, step by step

تماشا کردن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian کردن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکردنto do; to make; to engage in a sexual act with
2Middle Persiankrtn'—
3Old Persiankar-to do, make, build
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankar-to do, make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Persian تماشا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتماشاsight seeing; walking outside for recreation;...
2Persianتماشیwalking with a companion
3Arabicتَمَاشٍ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kar- →Every word from Old Persian kar- →