Where does “ruznamə” come from?

ruznamə (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian روزنامه, from Persian روز, 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.

ruznamə (Azerbaijani): newspaper

Definitions

  1. newspaper

Ancestry of “ruznamə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروزنامهnewspaper
2Persianروزday; daylight; daytime
3Middle Persian𐭩𐭥𐭬day
4Old Persian𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃day
5Proto-Iranianráwčahlight; day
6Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas →