Where does “leşker” come from?

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

leşker (Turkish): army

Definitions

  1. army

Ancestry of “leşker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishلشكرarmy
2Persianلشکرarmy; division
3Middle Persianlšklarmy
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrákšatito protect, guard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂léksetito be protecting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati →