Where does “روزی” come from?

روزی (Persian) comes from Middle Persian lwcyk', 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.

روزی (Persian): sustenance, daily bread

Definitions

  1. sustenance, daily bread

Ancestry of “روزی”, step by step

روزی traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian lwcyk'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianlwcyk'daily bread, sustenance
2Middle Persian𐭩𐭥𐭬day
3Old Persian𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃day
4Proto-Iranianráwčahlight; day
5Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Classical Persian روز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianروز—

via Pahlavi rōzīg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavirōzīg—

Words derived from “روزی”

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