Where does “ലക്ഷ്മി” come from?

ലക്ഷ്മി (Malayalam) comes 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.

ലക്ഷ്മി (Malayalam): Lakshmi

Definitions

Lakshmi

Ancestry of “ലക്ഷ്മി”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	लक्ष्मी	mark, sign, token; a bad sign, impending...
2	Sanskrit	लक्ष्	perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
3	Sanskrit	रक्ष्	to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
4	Proto-Indo-Aryan	Hrakṣ-	—
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Hrakš-	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂lek-	to protect

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