Where does “تسمہ” come from?

تسمہ (Urdu) comes from Persian تسمه, from Ancient Greek δεσμός, from Ancient Greek δέω, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁- — to bind.

تسمہ (Urdu): shoelace

Definitions

  1. shoelace

Ancestry of “تسمہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتسمهstrap, thong
2Ancient Greekδεσμόςbond, fetter; collar, halter; bondage,...
3Ancient GreekδέωI bind, tie, fasten, fetter; To lack, need,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁-to bind

Words derived from “تسمہ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek δέω →Every word from Ancient Greek δεσμός →