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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinŌxus
2Ancient GreekὮξος
3Proto-Iranianwaxš-
Every word from Proto-Iranian waxš-Every word from Ancient Greek ὮξοςEvery word from Latin Ōxus