θarmízu originates from the Medieval Greek verb fθalmízo < οfθalmízo < οφθalmós ‘eye’ (Anagnostou 1903˙ Papanis & Papanis 2004).
E.g.ftísi tu muró mí-du θarmíʝs. ftíse to moró min-to θarmísis. ‘Spit the child, not to give him the evil eye’.