Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ráwčah

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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

sun
day

Derived terms

*ráwčikah (“of day, daily; sustenance, daily bread”)

Descendants

Central Iranian:
- Old Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬀𐬵‎ n (raocah)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Bactrian: ρωσο (rōso)
- Sogdian: [script needed] (zyrn /zern/)
Southeastern Iranian:
- Ormuri: [script needed] (wriez), [script needed] (wrioz)
- Pashto: ورځ‎ (wraź), ورز‎ (wraz), روځ‎ (rwaź)
- Shughni: [script needed] (rūz)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: روچ‎ (rōč), روش‎
- Kurdish:
  Central Kurdish: ڕۆژ‎ (roj)
  Northern Kurdish: roj
  Southern Kurdish: ڕووژ‎ (rûj)
  Laki: ڕووژ‎ (rûj)
- Medo-Parthian: *ráwǰah
  - Caspian:
    - Gilaki: روز‎ (rūz)
    - Mazanderani: روز‎ (ruz)
  - Old Median: *ráwǰah (see there for further descendants)
  - Parthian: (/rōž/)
    Manichaean: 𐫡𐫇𐫝‎ (rwc), 𐫡𐫇𐫉‎ (rwz)
  - Zaza-Gorani: [Term?]
    - Gurani: ڕۆ‎ (řō), ڕۆجیار‎ (řōǰyār)
    - Zazaki: roce (řōǰa), roje (řōža), roze (řōza)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃 (r-u-c-h /raucah/)
  - Middle Persian: (/rōz/, “day”)
    Manichaean: 𐫡𐫇𐫝‎ (rwc), 𐫡𐫇𐫉‎ (rwz)
    Book Pahlavi: 𐮹𐮵𐮿‎ (YWM)
    Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭩𐭥𐭬‎ (YWM), 𐭫𐭥𐭰‎ (lwc)
    Psalter Pahlavi: 𐮈𐮅𐮋‎ (YWM), 𐮊𐮅𐮍𐮎𐮈‎ (lwspy /rōsp/)
    - → Sogdian: [Term?] (/rōč/)
      Manichaean: 𐫡𐫇𐫝‎ (rwc)
      Syriac: 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)
→ Old Armenian: ռոճ- (ṙoč-) in ռոճիկ (ṙočik)