Where does “لشکر” come from?

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

لشکر (Persian): army; division

Definitions

  1. army; division

Ancestry of “لشکر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianlšklarmy
2Proto-Indo-IranianHrákšatito protect, guard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂léksetito be protecting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

Words derived from “لشکر”

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