Where does β€œRay” come from?

Ray (Uzbek) comes from Persian ری, from Middle Persian ldy, from Old Persian 𐎼πŽ₯𐎠.

Ancestry of β€œRay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianریon; above; upon
2Middle Persianldyβ€”
3Old Persian𐎼πŽ₯πŽ β€”
Every word from Old Persian 𐎼πŽ₯𐎠 β†’Every word from Middle Persian ldy β†’Every word from Persian ری β†’