Where does “frōg” come from?

frōg (Middle Persian) 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.

Ancestry of “frōg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frōg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas →