Where does “چشمگیر” come from?

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

چشمگیر (Persian): impressive, conspicuous

Definitions

  1. impressive, conspicuous

Ancestry of “چشمگیر”, step by step

چشمگیر 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 گرفتن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرفتنto grab
2Middle Persiangriftan
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšma
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