Pali rakkhati

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrakš- (root)

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrakṣ- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti (inherited)

← Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (cognate)

← Sanskrit रक्ष् (root)

← Sanskrit रक्षति (inherited)

→ Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (cognate)