Where does “rojava” come from?

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

rojava (Kurdish): west , direction in which the sun sets; occident

Definitions

  1. west , direction in which the sun sets; occident

Ancestry of “rojava”, step by step

rojava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Kurdish roj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern KurdishrojSun; day
2Proto-Iranianráwčahlight; day
3Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Northern Kurdish ava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishavasetting
2Commonāpāta-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas →