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लक्ष्मी
लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī) is a feminine given name from Sanskrit, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali.
Hindi and Marathi and NepaliWritten in Devanagari script.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
लक्ष्मी comes from Sanskrit, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Sanskrit लक्ष्मी, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
लक्ष्मी’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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