Where does “दहा लाख” come from?
दहा लाख (Marathi) comes from Marathi लाख, from Old Marathi लख, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš- — to protect.
दहा लाख (Marathi): ten lakhs
Definitions
- ten lakhs
Ancestry of “दहा लाख”, step by step
दहा लाख traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Marathi लाख
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathi | लाख | lakh, lac |
| 2 | Old Marathi | लख | — |
| 3 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 6 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |