Where does “راکھی” come from?
راکھی (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit रक्षिका, from Sanskrit रक्षा, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.
راکھی (Urdu): thread tied to a brother's hand by his sister;...
Definitions
- thread tied to a brother's hand by his sister;...
Ancestry of “راکھی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | रक्षिका | a rakhi |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रक्षा | the act of protecting or guarding, protection,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |