Where does “ਲੱਖ” come from?

ਲੱਖ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.

ਲੱਖ (Punjabi): one hundred thousand, a lakh

Definitions

  1. one hundred thousand, a lakh

Ancestry of “ਲੱਖ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
2Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
3Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ- →