Where does “چشم‌داشت” come from?

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

چشم‌داشت (Persian): expectation, prospect

Definitions

  1. expectation, prospect

Ancestry of “چشم‌داشت”, step by step

چشم‌داشت 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 داشت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianداشت
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšmaEvery word from Proto-Iranian čášmaEvery word from Old Persian 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴