Where does “இலட்சம்” come from?
இலட்சம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil லட்சம், 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.
Ancestry of “இலட்சம்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | லட்சம் | lakh, one hundred thousand (100,000 or 1,00,000) |
| 2 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 4 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |