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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
Words derived from “Hrakṣ-”