Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ráwxšnaH

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwxšnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂.

Noun

*ráwxšnaH f

1. light, brightness

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬑𐬱𐬥𐬀 (raoxšna), 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬑𐬱𐬥𐬆𐬨 n (raoxšnəm, “lantern, bright light”)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Ossetian:

    Digor Ossetian: рохс (roxs)

    Iron Ossetian: рухс (ruxs)

  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Bactrian:
      • → Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη (Rhōxánē) (see there for further descendants)
    • Sogdian: (/⁠ruxušn, rᵊxušn⁠/)

      Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫇𐫑𐫢𐫗 (rwk̇šn)

      Syriac script: ܪݎܘܫܢ (rxwšn), ܪܘݎܫܢ

• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Pashto: روڼ (ruṇ), رڼا (rəṇā)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: روشن (róšan), روشنا (róšaná), روژنا (róžaná)
  • Kurdish:

    Northern Kurdish: ron, rohn

    Central Kurdish: ڕوون (rûn), ڕووناک (rûnak)

    Southern Kurdish: ڕووشن (rûşin)

  • Medo-Parthian:
    • Gilaki: روشن (rōšən)
    • Parthian: 𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫗 (rwšn /⁠rōšn⁠/)
    • Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
      • Gurani: ڕۆشن (řōšin)
      • Zazaki: roşn (řōšn)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Old Persian: *rauxšnā
    • Middle Persian: (/⁠rōšn⁠/)

      Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫗 (rwšn)

      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwšn')

      Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮊𐮅𐮐𐮌𐮈 (lwšny)

      • Classical Persian: روشن (rōšan, rawšan) (see there for further descendants)
      • → Old Armenian: *ռոշն (*ṙošn)
        • ⇒ Old Armenian: ռոշնական (ṙošnakan), ռոշնութիւն (ṙošnutʻiwn), ռոշնաբանութիւն (ṙošnabanutʻiwn)

    • → Ancient Greek: Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) (see there for further descendants)