Where does “عَسْكَر” come from?

عَسْكَر (Arabic) comes from Persian لشکر, from Middle Persian lškl, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.

عَسْكَر (Arabic): troops; army; soldiers, army

Definitions

  1. troops; army; soldiers, army

Ancestry of “عَسْكَر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianلشکرarmy; division
2Middle Persianlšklarmy
3Proto-Indo-IranianHrákšatito protect, guard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂léksetito be protecting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

Words derived from “عَسْكَر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati →