Where does “laak” come from?
laak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lāke, from Old Dutch *laca, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς.
laak (Dutch): pond, pool, lake; watercourse, stream; A drainage...
Definitions
- pond, pool, lake; watercourse, stream; A drainage...
Ancestry of “laak”, step by step
laak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch lāke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | lāke | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | *laca | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | laku | stream; pool, lake |
| 4 | Finnish | lakritsi | licorice, liquorice |
| 5 | Swedish | lakrits | licorice/liquorice |
| 6 | Late Latin | liquiritia | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύρριζα | licorice |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |
via Urdu لاکھ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 5 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |