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Rakhi
Rakhi comes from Hindi राखी ‘a rakhi’, from Sanskrit रक्षिका ‘female equivalent of रक्षक’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- ‘to protect’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂lek-‘to protect’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hrakš-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*Hrakṣ-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरक्ष्rakṣ‘to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save, preserve’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEरक्षाrakṣā‘protection’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEरक्षिका‘female equivalent of रक्षक’
- Hindic. 1500–presentराखीrākhī‘a rakhi’
- EnglishtodayRakhi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂lek-‘to protect’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hrakš-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*Hrakṣ-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरक्ष्rakṣ‘to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save, preserve’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEरक्षाrakṣā‘protection’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEरक्षिका‘female equivalent of रक्षक’
- Hindic. 1500–presentराखीrākhī‘a rakhi’
- EnglishtodayRakhi
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- ‘to protect’
through Sanskrit रक्ष् ‘to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,…’
Today it means
name A female given name from Hindi.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- / Rakhi