Where does “чесма” come from?
чесма (Serbo-Croatian) 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.
чесма (Serbo-Croatian): fountain; faucet
Ancestry of “чесма”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چشمه | fountain; spring; source |
| 2 | Persian | چشمه | fountain; spring; source |
| 3 | Middle Persian | čšmk' | spring, source |
| 4 | Middle Persian | čšm | eye |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎨𐏁𐎠𐎶𐎴 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | čášma | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čáćšma | eye; sight |