Where does “روی” come from?

روی (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit रवि, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reu-i-.

روی (Urdu): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “روی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरविthe sun or the sun-god
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reu-i-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reu-i- →Every word from Sanskrit रवि →