Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ráwčah

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 *ráwčas.

Noun

*ráwčah n

1. light
2. day

Derived terms

• *ráwčikah (“of day, daily; sustenance, daily bread”)
• *ráwčakah (“of day; fasting”)
• *ráwčākah (“lightning; morning star”)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Mazanderani: روجا (rūjā, “Venus”)
    • Gilaki: روجا (rujā, “morning star, Venus”)
  • Southwestern Iranian:
    • Middle Persian: (/⁠rōzāg⁠/, “lightning”)

      Middle Persian: [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwcʼk')

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Old Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬂 (raocå, nom.acc.pl.), 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬇𐬠𐬍𐬱 (raocə̄bīš, instr.pl.)
    • Younger Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬇𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 (raocə̄biiō, dat.abl.pl.), 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬇𐬠𐬍𐬱 (raocə̄bīš, instr.pl.)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Bactrian: ρωσο (rōso /⁠rōts⁠/)
    • Proto-Sogdic:
      • Sogdian:

        Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫇𐫝 (rwc)

        Sogdian script: 𐽀𐼴𐼿 (rwc)

      • Yagnobi: ruz
  • Wakhi: [script needed] (rawǰ)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Sanglechi-Ishkashimi:
    • Ishkashimi: [script needed] (roz), [script needed] (rōz)
    • Sanglechi: [script needed] (rōz)
  • Proto-Shughni-Yazghulami-Munji:
    • Proto-Shughni-Roshani:
      • Sarikoli: [script needed] (rūz)
      • Shughni: rūz
  • Ormuri-Parachi:
    • Ormuri:

      Kaniguram: [script needed] (ryoz)

      Logar: [script needed] (rọ̄ž)

    • Parachi: [script needed] (ruč), [script needed] (rūč)
  • Pathan:
    • Pashto:

      Pashto: روځ (rwaź)

      Waziri: ورځ (wrǝz)

    • Waneci: [script needed] (wrez)
    • →? Ormuri: [script needed] (wriez), [script needed] (wrioz)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: روچ (rōč)
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: ڕۆژ (roj)

    Northern Kurdish: roj, ro

    Southern Kurdish: ڕووژ (rûj)

    Laki: ڕووژ (rûj)

  • Proto-Medo-Parthian:
    • Caspian:
      • Gilaki: روج (rūj), روز (ruz)
      • Old Mazanderani: روج (rōǰ)
        • Mazanderani: روج (ruj), روز (ruz)
    • Sangisari: روژ (ruj)
    • Old Median: *rauǰah
      • Middle Median: *rṓž
        • Kermanic:

          Abuzeydabadi, Abyanehi, Bidhandi, Chimehi, Zoroastrian Dari, Delijani, Farizandi, Hanjani, Jowshaqani, Komjani, Meymehi, Qohrudi, Tarehi, Varani, Yarandi, Zori: rū

          Abuzeydabadi, Badrudi, Kashani, Naraqi: rūj

          Anaraki: rūš

        • Proto-Tatic:
          • Talysh:

            Central Talysh:

            Asalemi, Karganrudi: روج (ruj)

            Northern Talysh: rüj

            Southern Talysh:

            Masali: روز (ruz)

            Masulei: روز (roz)

          • Old Tati:

            Old Azari: روژ (rōž)

            • Harzani: رو (ru)
            • Karingani: روژ (rüž)
    • Parthian: 𐫡𐫇𐫝 (rwc /⁠rōž⁠/), 𐫡𐫇𐫊 (rwž)
    • Zaza-Gurani:
      • Gurani: ڕۆ (řō), ڕۆجیار (řōǰyār)
      • Zazaki: roce (řōǰa), roje (řōža), roze (řōza)
• Southwestern Iranian:
  • Bashkardi:

    Bandari: روز (rüz)

  • Southwestern Fars:

    Judeo-Shirazi: [script needed] (rez)

  • Larestani: [script needed] (rüz), [script needed] (rozá)
  • Old Persian: 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃 (r-u-c-h /⁠raučah⁠/)
    • Middle Persian: (/⁠rōz⁠/, “day”)

      Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫇𐫝 (rwc), 𐫡𐫇𐫉 (rwz)

      Book Pahlavi script: 𐮹𐮵𐮿 (YWM)

      Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (YWM), 𐭫𐭥𐭰 (lwc)

      Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮈𐮅𐮋 (YWM), 𐮊𐮅𐮍𐮎𐮈 (lwspy /⁠rōsp⁠/)

      • → Sogdian: [Term?] (/⁠rōč⁠/)

        Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫇𐫝 (rwc)

        Syriac script: ܪܘܨ (rwc)

      • Classical Persian: روز (rōz)
        • Dari: روز (rōz)
        • Iranian Persian: روز (ruz)
        • Tajik: рӯз (rüz)
          • → Yagnobi: рӯз (rüz)
        • → Hindi: रोज़ (roz)
        • → Urdu: روز (roz)
        • Lurish:

          Bakhtiari: رئس (res), روز (ruz)

          Northern Luri: روز (rūz)

          Southern Luri: روز (rūz)