lškl

Middle Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrakš-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek-s- (to protect). Compare Sanskrit रक्षति (rakṣati).

Noun

lškl • (laškar)

  1. army

Derived terms

  • lšklyk' (laškarīg, soldier)

Descendants

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “laškar”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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