Where does “اسیرلك” come from?

اسیرلك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ- — to protect.

اسیرلك (Ottoman Turkish): captivity, the state wherein humans or other animals are confined to a particular space and prevented from moving freely

Definitions

  1. captivity, the state wherein humans or other animals are confined to a particular space and prevented from moving freely

Ancestry of “اسیرلك”, step by step

اسیرلك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Omani Arabic لك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Omani Arabicلك
2Persianلاکtrough, wooden vessel
3Urduلاکھlakh, lac
4Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔
5Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
6Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
7Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
8Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-
9Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

via Ottoman Turkish اسیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاسیرcaptive, prisoner of war, one who has been captured by an enemy power during or right after a conflict
2Arabicأَسِير
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-