Where does “拉特” come from?

拉特 (Chinese) comes from English lat, from Hindi लाट, from Bengali লাট, from English Lord, from Middle English lord, from Old English hlāford, from Old English hlāfweard, from Old English weard — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

拉特 (Chinese): lat former currency of Latvia

Definitions

  1. lat former currency of Latvia

Ancestry of “拉特”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlatA staff, particularly one of an Indian kind; A...
2Hindiलाटgovernor; Alternative form of लाठ
3Bengaliলাটa governor or any high-ranking government officer of European descent
4EnglishLord"An interjection variously expressing...
5Middle Englishlordlord; Lord
6Old Englishhlāfordlord
7Old Englishhlāfweardlord, master, husband
8Old Englishweardguard; guard, the action of looking out for...
9Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
10Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
11Proto-Germanicahazear
12Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
13Proto-Balticanśtas
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ-