Where does “अलक्ष्मी” come from?

अलक्ष्मी (Hindi) comes from Hindi लक्ष्मी, from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.

अलक्ष्मी (Hindi): not prosperous, unfortunate

Definitions

  1. not prosperous, unfortunate

Ancestry of “अलक्ष्मी”, step by step

अलक्ष्मी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi लक्ष्मी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलक्ष्मीwealth
2Sanskritलक्ष्मीmark, sign, token; a bad sign, impending...
3Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
4Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
5Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-
6Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

via Hindi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindithe first vowel of Hindi, written in the Devanagari script; inherent after consonants
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-