Where does “rōzkār” come from?

rōzkār (Middle Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃, from Proto-Iranian ráwčah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

rōzkār (Middle Persian): day, a day's work

Definitions

  1. day, a day's work

Ancestry of “rōzkār”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭩𐭥𐭬day
2Old Persian𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃day
3Proto-Iranianráwčahlight; day
4Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “rōzkār”

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