Where does “Ruxandra” come from?

Ruxandra (Romanian) comes from Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη, 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.

Ruxandra (Romanian): roughly equivalent to Roxana

Definitions

  1. roughly equivalent to Roxana

Ancestry of “Ruxandra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekῬωξᾱ́νηRoxana wife of Cambyses II
2Old Persian*rauxšnālight
3Proto-IranianráwxšnaHlight, brightness
4Proto-Indo-IranianráwkšnaH—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “Ruxandra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →
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