Where does “Oxus” come from?
Oxus comes from Latin Oxus, from Ancient Greek Ὦξος, from Proto-Iranian waxš-, a river name of uncertain ultimate origin.
Ancestry of “Oxus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Ōxus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ὦξος | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | waxš- | — |