The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromलक्ष्मणपुर“city of Lakshmana”
- English todayLucknow
Borrowed from Hindustani लखनऊ (lakhnaū) / لَکْھنَؤُ (lakhnaū); perhaps either derived from Sanskrit लक्ष्मणपुर (lakṣmaṇapura, “city of Lakshmana”), or perhaps from लक्ष्मणवती (lakṣmaṇavatī, “fortunate”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.