Where does “Hrakṣ-” come from?

Hrakṣ- (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.

Ancestry of “Hrakṣ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

Words derived from “Hrakṣ-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš- →