Where does “roc” come from?

roc (Catalan) comes from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw', from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas, from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

roc (Catalan): rock, stone

Definitions

  1. rock, stone

Ancestry of “roc”, step by step

roc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian رخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianرخrook; cheek; face
2Middle Persianlhw'rook, castle
3Sanskritरथchariot, car, especially a two-wheeled...
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrátʰaschariot
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrót-h₂-os—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

via Latin raucus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinraucushoarse; harsh, rough, grating, husky; raucous
2Latin-cussuffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix...
3Proto-Italic-kos—
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “roc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas →