The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂lek-
- Sanskritरक्ष् (rakṣ)?
- Sanskritलक्ष् (lakṣ)
- Sanskritलक्ष (lakṣa)
- English todaylakh
Borrowed from Hindustani लाख or لاکھ (lākh), from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa), from लक्ष् (lakṣ, “to mark; to sign; to observe, perceive”), possibly from रक्ष् (rakṣ, “to observe (a duty, law, etc.); to guard, protect”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”).
Words from the same roots
Proto-Indo-European*h₂lek- all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.