Where does “چشم” come from?
چشم (Persian) comes from Middle Persian AYNE, from Old Persian 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴, from Proto-Iranian čášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšma — eye; sight.
چشم (Persian): eye; OK, all right
Ancestry of “چشم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | AYNE | — |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | čášma | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čáćšma | eye; sight |