Where does “lakke” come from?
lakke (Danish) comes from Danish lak, from German lack, from Italian lacca, from Medieval Latin lacca, from Arabic لَكّ, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 — to protect.
lakke (Danish): to be approaching, be nearing; slowly moving towards (a time, deadline etc.)
Definitions
- to be approaching, be nearing; slowly moving towards (a time, deadline etc.)
Ancestry of “lakke”, step by step
lakke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish lak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lak | lacquer |
| 2 | German | lack | imperative singular of lacken; first-person... |
| 3 | Italian | lacca | hole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | lacca | — |
| 5 | Arabic | لَكّ | — |
| 6 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 7 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 8 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 11 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
via Swedish läcka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | läcka | a leak; a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which... |
| 2 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -a | Creates denominative verbs from nouns |
| 4 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |