lwšn'

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Old Persian *ráuxšna, from Proto-Iranian *ráwxšnaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwkšnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Compare Latin lūna, Armenian լուսին (lusin), Old Church Slavonic лоуна (luna).

Adjective

lwšn' • (rōšn)

  1. bright

Descendants
  • Persian: روشن‎ (rowšan)
    • → Bengali: রওশন (roōśon)
    • → Gujarati: રોશન (rośan)
    • → Hindustani:
    • → Punjabi: rauśan, rośan
      Gurmukhi: ਰੋਸ਼ਨ
      Shahmukhi: روشن‎
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