Where does “lakh” come from?

lakh (French) comes from English lakh, from Hindi लाख, from Sanskrit लाक्षा — a species of plant; a kind of red dye, lac; the...

lakh (French): lakh

Definitions

  1. lakh

Ancestry of “lakh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlakhOne hundred thousand; 100,000. Often used with...
2Hindiलाखone hundred thousand, lakh, lac
3Sanskritलाक्षाa species of plant; a kind of red dye, lac; the...
Every word from Sanskrit लाक्षा →Every word from Hindi लाख →Every word from English lakh →