Where does “ایلچیلك” come from?

ایلچیلك (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.

ایلچیلك (Ottoman Turkish): ambassadorship, ambassade, the post, office, or mission of an ambassador

Definitions

  1. ambassadorship, ambassade, the post, office, or mission of an ambassador

Ancestry of “ایلچیلك”, step by step

ایلچیلك 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 ایلچی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایلچیagent, proxy, one who acts in the place of another by that person's authority, someone entrusted to act on behalf of another
2Old Turkicایلچی
3Proto-Turkic*ēlči
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-