Where does “سرخ‌چشم” come from?

سرخ‌چشم (Persian) comes from Persian چشم, from Middle Persian AYNE, from Old Persian 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴, from Proto-Iranian čášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšma — eye; sight.

سرخ‌چشم (Persian): red-eyed

Definitions

  1. red-eyed

Ancestry of “سرخ‌چشم”, step by step

سرخ‌چشم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چشم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچشمeye; OK, all right
2Middle PersianAYNE—
3Old Persian𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴—
4Proto-Iraniančášmaeye
5Proto-Indo-Iraniančáćšmaeye; sight

via Persian سرخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرخscarlet, red color
2Persianسهر—
3Middle Persianswhrred
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšma →Every word from Proto-Iranian čášma →Every word from Old Persian 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴 →