Where does “roj” come from?

roj (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian ráwčah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

roj (Kurdish): Sun; day

Definitions

  1. Sun; day

Ancestry of “roj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianráwčahlight; day
2Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-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 →
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