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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwxšnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂.

*ráwxšnaH f^[1]

light, brightness

Central Iranian:
- Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬑𐬱𐬥𐬀 (raoxšna), 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬑𐬱𐬥𐬆𐬨 n (raoxšnəm, “lantern, bright light”)
Northeastern Iranian:
- Ossetian:
  Digor Ossetian: рохс (roxs)
  
  Iron Ossetian: рухс (ruxs)
- Sogdo-Bactrian:
  - Bactrian:
    - → Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη (Rhōxánē) (see there for further descendants)
  - Sogdian: (/⁠ruxušn, rᵊxušn⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫇𐫑𐫢𐫗 (rwk̇šn)
    
    Syriac script: ܪݎܘܫܢ (rxwšn), ܪܘݎܫܢ
Southeastern Iranian:
- Pashto: روڼ (ruṇ), رڼا (rəṇā)
Northwestern Iranian:
- Baluchi: روشن (róšan), روشنا (róšaná), روژنا (róžaná)
- Kurdish:
  Northern Kurdish: ron, rohn
  
  Central Kurdish: ڕوون (rûn), ڕووناک (rûnak)
  
  Southern Kurdish: ڕووشن (rûşin)
- Medo-Parthian:
  - Gilaki: روشن (rōšən)
  - Parthian: 𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫗 (rwšn /⁠rōšn⁠/)
  - Proto-Zaza-Gorani:
    - Gurani: ڕۆشن (řōšin)
    - Zazaki: roşn (řōšn)
Southwestern Iranian:
- Old Persian: *rauxšnā
  - Middle Persian: (/⁠rōšn⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫡𐫇𐫢𐫗 (rwšn)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwšn')
    Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮊𐮅𐮐𐮌𐮈 (lwšny)
    Classical Persian: روشن (rōšan, rawšan) (see there for further descendants)
    → Old Armenian: *ռոշն (*ṙošn)
    ⇒ Old Armenian: ռոշնական (ṙošnakan), ռոշնութիւն (ṙošnutʻiwn), ռոշնաբանութիւն (ṙošnabanutʻiwn)
  - → Ancient Greek: Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) (see there for further descendants)

^ Morgenstierne, Georg (1927) An Etymological Vocabulary of Pashto (Skrifter utgitt av det Norske Videnskapsakademi i Oslo; 3), Oslo: J. Dybwad, page 78: “*rauxšnā́-”