Where does “बेरोज़गार” come from?
बेरोज़गार (Hindi) comes from Hindi रोज़गार, 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- — bright; to shine; to see.
बेरोज़गार (Hindi): unemployed; an unemployed person
Definitions
- unemployed; an unemployed person
Ancestry of “बेरोज़गार”, step by step
बेरोज़गार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi रोज़गार
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | रोज़गार | employment, work; business |
| 2 | Persian | روزگار | time; age; fortune |
| 3 | Middle Persian | rōzkār | day, a day's work |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭩𐭥𐭬 | day |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃 | day |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | ráwčah | light; day |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ráwčas | day; light |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |