Where does “تماشائی” come from?

تماشائی (Urdu) comes from Persian تماشا, from Persian تماشی, from Arabic تَمَاشٍ.

تماشائی (Urdu): spectator, bystander, viewer

Definitions

  1. spectator, bystander, viewer

Ancestry of “تماشائی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتماشاsight seeing; walking outside for recreation;...
2Persianتماشیwalking with a companion
3Arabicتَمَاشٍ—
Every word from Arabic تَمَاشٍ →Every word from Persian تماشی →Every word from Persian تماشا →