Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*h₂lek-
5 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek-, most common first.
- lakhOne hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000.
- rakhiAn ornamental cotton wristband tied by a girl or woman on to the wrist of her brother, or of one who takes on the responsibilities of a brother, particularly during the Raksha Bandhan festival.
- alexipharmacA medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against a harmful substance, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake); an alexipharmic, an antidote.
- alexipharmicSynonym of alexipharmac (“a medical remedy for protecting the body, or an antidote, against harmful substances, especially a poison or venom (specifically, that of a snake)”); an antidote.
- alexipyreticA medicine which reduces fever.