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Where does “lwšn'” come from?

lwšn' (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian *rauxšnā, from Proto-Iranian ráwxšnaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwkšnaH, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lwšn' (Middle Persian): bright

Definitions

  1. bright

Ancestry of “lwšn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian*rauxšnā—
2Proto-IranianráwxšnaH—
3Proto-Indo-IranianráwkšnaH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lwšn'”

  • Roshan
  • रौशन
  • روشن
  • roshani
  • روشن
  • روشن
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