Where does “rəvan” come from?

rəvan (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian روان, from French Rouen, from Old French Roem, from Latin Rotomagus, from Gaulish Ratumacos, from Gaulish magos, from Proto-Celtic magos, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

rəvan (Azerbaijani): smooth, even

Definitions

  1. smooth, even

Ancestry of “rəvan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروانfluid; flowing; fluent
2FrenchRouen
3Old FrenchRoem
4LatinRotomagusThe chief city of the Veliocasses in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Rouen
5GaulishRatumacos
6Gaulishmagosfield
7Proto-Celticmagosplain, field
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic magosEvery word from Gaulish magos
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