Where does “rojbaş” come from?

rojbaş (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.

rojbaş (Northern Kurdish): good day (Greeting between sunrise and sunset)

Definitions

  1. good day (Greeting between sunrise and sunset)

Ancestry of “rojbaş”, step by step

rojbaş 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 baş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Kurdishbaşgood
2Classical Persianباش—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas →