An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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look
  نگاه  
negâh (#)
Fr.: regard  

The act or instance of looking.

Etymology (EN): Look, from W.Gmc. *lokjan (cf. O.S. lokon, M.Du. loeken, O.H.G. luogen, Ger. dialectal lugen “to look out”), of unknown origin.

Etymology (PE): Negâh “look,” from Mid.Pers. nikâh “look, glance, observation;” Proto-Iranian *ni-kas- “to look down,” from ni- “down,” → ni- (PIE), + *kas- “to look, appear;” cf. Av. nikā-, nikāta- (in the name of the 15-th nask) “that which is observed,” ākas- “to look;” Mid.Pers. âkâh, Mod.Pers. âgâh “aware, knowing;” Ossetic kast/kaesyn “to look;” Skt. kāś- “to become visible, appear.”