Where does “lškl” come from?

lškl (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.

lškl (Middle Persian): army

Definitions

  1. army

Ancestry of “lškl”, step by step

lškl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHrákšatito protect, guard
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂léksetito be protecting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

via Proto-Iranian karah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

Words derived from “lškl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati →