Where does “cișmegiu” come from?

cișmegiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian cișmea, 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.

cișmegiu (Romanian): fountaineer

Definitions

  1. fountaineer

Ancestry of “cișmegiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancișmeapump, fountain
2Ottoman Turkishچشمهfountain; spring; source
3Persianچشمهfountain; spring; source
4Middle Persiančšmk'spring, source
5Middle Persiančšmeye
6Old Persian𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴—
7Proto-Iraniančášmaeye
8Proto-Indo-Iraniančáćšmaeye; sight
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáćšma →Every word from Proto-Iranian čášma →Every word from Old Persian 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴 →
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