Where does “روشنگری” come from?

روشنگری (Persian) comes from Persian روشن, from Middle Persian lwšn', from Old Persian *rauxšnā, from Proto-Iranian ráwxšnaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwkšnaH, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

روشنگری (Persian): enlightenment

Definitions

  1. enlightenment

Ancestry of “روشنگری”, step by step

روشنگری traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian روشن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروشنlight; lit; alight
2Middle Persianlwšn'bright
3Old Persian*rauxšnālight
4Proto-IranianráwxšnaHlight, brightness
5Proto-Indo-IranianráwkšnaH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Persian ـگری

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـگری—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →