Where does “روزنامه‌نگار” come from?

روزنامه‌نگار (Persian) comes from Persian روزنامه, 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.

روزنامه‌نگار (Persian): journalist

Definitions

  1. journalist

Ancestry of “روزنامه‌نگار”, step by step

روزنامه‌نگار traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian روزنامه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروزنامهnewspaper
2Persianروزday; daylight; daytime
3Middle Persian𐭩𐭥𐭬day
4Old Persian𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃day
5Proto-Iranianráwčahlight; day
6Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Persian ـی

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

via Persian نگار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنگارpainting, picture; beloved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas