Pali rakkhaṇa

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrakš- (root)

← Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrakṣ- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (root)

← Pali rakkh (suffix)

← Pali ana (suffix)

← Sanskrit रक्ष् (root)

← Sanskrit रक्षण (inherited)