Etymology

lashkar

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Today it means: A city in Madhya Pradesh, India. Full definition →

Urdu لشکرِ ← Classical Persian لَشْکَر (laškar) ← Middle Persian lškl
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂lek-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂lékseti
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrákšati
  4. Proto-Iranian*karah
  5. Middle Persianlškl
  6. Classical Persianلَشْکَر (laškar)
  7. Urduلشکرِ
  8. English todayLashkar

Borrowed from Urdu لشکرِ (“army”).

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