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
Ancestry of “lakh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lakh | One hundred thousand; 100,000. Often used with... |
| 2 | Hindi | लाख | one hundred thousand, lakh, lac |
| 3 | Sanskrit | लाक्षा | a species of plant; a kind of red dye, lac; the... |