Where does “امروز” come from?

امروز (Persian) comes from Persian روز, 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.

امروز (Persian): today

Definitions

  1. today

Ancestry of “امروز”, step by step

امروز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian روز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروزday; daylight; daytime
2Middle Persian𐭩𐭥𐭬day
3Old Persian𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃day
4Proto-Iranianráwčahlight; day
5Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Persian امـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianامـto-, this (used before certain words of time)
2Middle Persian𐭫𐭣𐭭𐭤—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas →