Where does “روخوانی” come from?

روخوانی (Persian) comes from Persian رو, from Persian روی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

روخوانی (Persian): reading out loud

Definitions

  1. reading out loud

Ancestry of “روخوانی”, step by step

روخوانی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian رو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianروColloquial Iranian form of را
2Persianرویbronze; zinc; face
3PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
4Middle Persian-yk'
5Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
6Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Persian خواندن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخواندنto read; to recite; to sing
2Proto-Iranian*hwanH-
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*swanH-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Middle Persian -yk'Every word from Persian ـی