Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/ráwčaka

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-Iranian: *ráwčah.

Noun

*ráwčaka n

fasting
fast

Descendants

Southeastern Iranian:
- Pashto: روژه (rožá) (perhaps via Western Iranian)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: روچگ (rōčag)
- Kurdish:
  Central Kurdish: ڕۆژوو (rojû)
  
  Northern Kurdish: rojî, rojû, rocî
  
  Southern Kurdish: ڕووژِگ (rûjig), ڕووژە (rûje), ڕووژێ (rûjê)
  
  Laki: ڕووژە (rûje)
- Proto-Medo-Parthian: *ráwǰaka
  - Caspian:
    - Mazanderani: روزه (ruze)
  - Old Median: *ráwǰaka
    - Middle Median: *rṓžak
      - Kermanic:
        Zoroastrian Dari: روژه (ruža)
      - Talysh: [script needed] (ruža)
        Northern Talysh: rujə
        
        Southern Talysh: روژه
      - Old Tati:
        Old Azari: روژه (rōža)
        
        Harzani: روژا (ružā)
        
        Karingani: روژا (rüžā)
  - Parthian: [script needed] (rwcg /⁠rōžag⁠/)
  - Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
    - Gurani: ڕۆچە (řōča), ڕۆچێ (řōčē)
    - Zazaki: roce
Southwestern Iranian:
- Middle Persian: [Term?] (/⁠rōzag⁠/)
  Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwck')
  
  Manichaean script: [Manichaean needed] (rwcg)
  - Lurish:
    Northern Luri: روزه (ruza)
    
    Bakhtiari: روزه (ruza)
  - Classical Persian: روزه (rōza)
    - Iranian Persian: روزه (rūze)
    - Dari: روزه (rōza)
    - Tajik: рӯза (rüza)
  - → Urdu: روزه (rūzā)
  - → Uzbek: roʻza
  - → Azerbaijani:
    Latin script: oruc
    
    Arabic script: اروج (oruj)
  - → Ottoman Turkish: اروز (orauz)
    - → Turkish: oruç
  - → Tatar: ураза (uraza)
  - → Kazakh: ораза (oraza)
  - → Kyrgyz: орозо (orozo)