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 Ὦξος →Every word from Latin Ōxus →