Where does “cișmea” come from?

cișmea (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چشمه, from Persian چشمه, from Middle Persian čšmk', from Middle Persian čšm, from Old Persian 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴, from Proto-Iranian čášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšma — eye; sight.

cișmea (Romanian): pump, fountain

Definitions

  1. pump, fountain

Ancestry of “cișmea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچشمهfountain; spring; source
2Persianچشمهfountain; spring; source
3Middle Persiančšmk'spring, source
4Middle Persiančšmeye
5Old Persian𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴—
6Proto-Iraniančášmaeye
7Proto-Indo-Iraniančáćšmaeye; sight

Words derived from “cișmea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšma →Every word from Proto-Iranian čášma →Every word from Old Persian 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴 →