Where does “رِزْق” come from?

رِزْق (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian lwcyk', from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃, from Proto-Iranian ráwčah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

رِزْق (Arabic): sustenance, that which God allots; livelihood,...

Definitions

  1. sustenance, that which God allots; livelihood,...

Ancestry of “رِزْق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianlwcyk'daily bread, sustenance
2Middle Persian𐭩𐭥𐭬day
3Old Persian𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃day
4Proto-Iranianráwčahlight; day
5Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “رِزْق”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas →