Where does “یک‌روزه” come from?

یک‌روزه (Persian) comes from Persian روزه, from Middle Persian rōzag, from Proto-Iranian ráwčakah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

یک‌روزه (Persian): mayflies (Ephemeroptera)

Definitions

  1. mayflies (Ephemeroptera)

Ancestry of “یک‌روزه”, step by step

یک‌روزه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian روزه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروزهfast, fasting
2Middle Persianrōzagfasting
3Proto-Iranianráwčakahfasting
4Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Persian یک‌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیک‌
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas