Where does “Transoxiana” come from?

Transoxiana (Latin) comes from Latin Ōxus, from Ancient Greek Ὦξος, from Proto-Iranian waxš-.

Ancestry of “Transoxiana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinŌxus
2Ancient GreekὮξος
3Proto-Iranianwaxš-

Words derived from “Transoxiana

Every word from Proto-Iranian waxš-Every word from Ancient Greek ὮξοςEvery word from Latin Ōxus