Where does “лак” come from?
лак (Bulgarian) comes from German lack, from Italian lacca, from Medieval Latin lacca, from Arabic لَكّ, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष — to protect.
лак (Bulgarian): varnish, lacquer
Definitions
- varnish, lacquer
Ancestry of “лак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lack | imperative singular of lacken; first-person... |
| 2 | Italian | lacca | hole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | lacca | — |
| 4 | Arabic | لَكّ | — |
| 5 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 6 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 7 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 9 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 10 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |