Where does “રોજગાર” come from?

રોજગાર (Gujarati) comes from Persian روزگار, from Middle Persian rōzkār, 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.

રોજગાર (Gujarati): employment, work

Definitions

  1. employment, work

Ancestry of “રોજગાર”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروزگارtime; age; fortune
2Middle Persianrōzkārday, a day's work
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 →