Where does “ரோஜ்கார்” come from?

ரோஜ்கார் (Tamil) comes from Persian روزگار, from Middle Persian rōzkār, 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.

ரோஜ்கார் (Tamil): service, employment

Definitions

  1. service, employment

Ancestry of “ரோஜ்கார்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianروزگارtime; age; fortune
2Middle Persianrōzkārday, a day's work
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
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