Where does “lakaj” come from?

lakaj (Danish) comes from German Lakai, from French laquais, from Spanish lacayo, from Italian lacchè — lackey.

lakaj (Danish): lackey, footman, flunkey, henchman

Definitions

  1. lackey, footman, flunkey, henchman

Ancestry of “lakaj”, step by step

lakaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lakai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLakailackey
2Frenchlaquaisfootman, lackey, liveried servant; flunky, stooge
3Spanishlacayolackey
4Italianlacchèlackey

via Proto-Austronesian lakat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianlakat—

Words derived from “lakaj”

Every word from Italian lacchè →Every word from French laquais →Every word from Spanish lacayo →