Where does “ਰੋਜ਼ੀ” come from?

ਰੋਜ਼ੀ (Punjabi) comes from Persian روزی, 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.

ਰੋਜ਼ੀ (Punjabi): means of living, livelihood, subsistence, sustenance

Definitions

  1. means of living, livelihood, subsistence, sustenance

Ancestry of “ਰੋਜ਼ੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروزیsustenance, daily bread
2Middle Persianlwcyk'daily bread, sustenance
3Middle Persian𐭩𐭥𐭬day
4Old Persian𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃day
5Proto-Iranianráwčahlight; day
6Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-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 ráwčas →