Where does “rojava” come from?

rojava (Northern 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 (Northern Kurdish): west (compass point), direction in which the sun sets

Definitions

  1. west (compass point), direction in which the sun sets

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-—

Words derived from “rojava”

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