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Where does “Ῥωξᾱ́νη” come from?

Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Persian *rauxšnā, from Proto-Iranian ráwxšnaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwkšnaH, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “Ῥωξᾱ́νη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian*rauxšnā—
2Proto-IranianráwxšnaH—
3Proto-Indo-IranianráwkšnaH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “Ῥωξᾱ́νη”

  • Roxana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →