Hindi रक्षा

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrakš- (root)

← Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrakṣ- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (root)

← Sanskrit रक्ष् (root)

← Sanskrit रक्षा (learned borrowing)

→ Hindi सुरक्षित (mention)

→ Hindi गोरक्षा (compound)

→ Hindi रक्षाबंधन (compound)

→ Hindi आत्मरक्षा (affix)