Where does “रोचस्” come from?

रोचस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráwčas, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

रोचस् (Sanskrit): light, lustre

Definitions

  1. light, lustre

Ancestry of “रोचस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianráwčasday; light
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 ráwčas →