Cognate Set 1592 – Meaning: ash

IE-CoR reference form:
*h₂leks-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Modern Indic lexemes derived from Sanskrit rakṣā- f. 'preservation, care; guarding'; 2. 'ashes (used as a preservative)', further derived from Ved. √rakṣ- 'to protect' and derived from PIE *h₂leks- (cf. Turner 1962–1966:611, no. 10551-10552; EWAia II:422, LIV² 258).
Found in clades:
Indic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 5 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
29   Hindi rākha राख ɾɑkʰ ɾɑkʰ
33   Marathi rākha राख ɾakʰ
30   Urdu rākh راکھ ɾɑkʰ ɾɑkʰ
28   Bhojpuri rākhi राखि rɑkhɪ
32   Punjabi rākʰ ਰਾਖ
References
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:422
    Cf. s.v. Ved. √rakṣ- 'schützen, beschützen, behüten, bewachen', from PIE *h₂leks- (cf. Gk. ἀλέξω 'wehre ab, verteidige').
  • Rix, Helmut: 278
    Cf. s.v. *h₂leks- 'abwehren, schützen' (IEW 32).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 611
    S.v. 10552 Skt. rakṣā (2) f. ʻ ashes ʼ lex. [Same as rakṣā- 1? 'protection' √rakṣ-]