Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ráwčikah

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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

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Etymology

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From *ráwčah +‎ *-ikah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas (day) and *-ikas.

Noun

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*ráwčikah n

  1. sustenance
  2. daily bread

Descendants

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  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Kurdish:
      Central Kurdish: ڕۆژی (rojî)
      Northern Kurdish: rozî (perhaps via Persian)
      Southern Kurdish: ڕووژێ (řūžē)
    • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
      • Caspian
      • Old Tati:
        Old Azari: روژی (rōžī)
      • Parthian: [script needed] (rwcyg /⁠rōžīg⁠/)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Middle Persian: lwcyk' (/⁠rōzīg⁠/, daily bread, sustenance)
      Manichaean script: [Manichaean needed] (rwzyg)
      Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwcyk')
    • Sogdian: [script needed] (rwcyk /⁠rōčīk⁠/, provisions)
    • Old Armenian: ռոճիկ (ṙočik)
    • Classical Syriac: ܪܘܙܝܩܐ (rōzīqā)
    • Arabic: رِزْق (rizq)