Where does “تماشاخانه” come from?

تماشاخانه (Persian) comes from Persian خانه, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠, from Old Persian *vahanam, from Proto-Iranian *wāhana, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

تماشاخانه (Persian): playhouse, theater, stage

Definitions

  1. playhouse, theater, stage

Ancestry of “تماشاخانه”, step by step

تماشاخانه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خانه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخانهhouse
2Middle Persian𐭡𐭩𐭲𐭠house
3Old Persian*vahanam—
4Proto-Iranian*wāhana—
5Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
6Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Persian تماشا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتماشاsight seeing; walking outside for recreation;...
2Persianتماشیwalking with a companion
3Arabicتَمَاشٍ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah- →