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Where does “لاکھ” come from?

لاکھ (Urdu) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, 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.

لاکھ (Urdu): lakh, lac

Definitions

  1. lakh, lac

Ancestry of “لاکھ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔—
2Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
3Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
4Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
5Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-—
6Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

Words derived from “لاکھ”

  • lac
  • lacquer
  • shellac
  • shellacked
  • lacquering
  • lacquerware
  • lacker
  • lacquerwork
  • lacquerer
  • sticklac
  • phytolacca
  • lacquerlike
  • lacmus
  • seedlac
  • relacquer
  • lacceroic
  • lacquerable
  • laciferous
  • lacwork
  • lacquerless
  • lacrar
  • lacra
  • lacre
  • laccifero
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