Where does “rúkṣ” come from?

rúkṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian rúkš, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “rúkṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianrúkš—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rúkš →