Etymology

Lakshadweep

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Today it means: An archipelago and union territory of India in the Arabian Sea. Capital: Kavaratti. Full definition →

Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa) ← Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwi-Hp-ás ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂lek-
  2. Sanskritरक्ष् (rakṣ)?
  3. Sanskritलक्ष् (lakṣ)
  4. Sanskritलक्ष (lakṣa)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*dwáH
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*dwi-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hā́ps
  10. Proto-Indo-Iranian*dwi-Hp-ás
  11. Sanskritद्वीप (dvīpa)
  12. Sanskritलक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa)
  13. English todayLakshadweep

From Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa, “hundred thousand islands”), from लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”) (compare lakh) + द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritलक्षद्वीप all →

Laccadive Islands

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