Where does “रोज़ी” come from?

रोज़ी (Hindi) comes from Persian روزی, from Middle Persian lwcyk', 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.

रोज़ी (Hindi): daily bread, sustenance; day job, livelihood

Definitions

  1. daily bread, sustenance; day job, livelihood

Ancestry of “रोज़ी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروزیsustenance, daily bread
2Middle Persianlwcyk'daily bread, sustenance
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 →