Where does “lakmoes” come from?
lakmoes (Dutch) comes from Dutch lak, from French laqué, from Middle French lache, from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष — to protect.
lakmoes (Dutch): litmus
Definitions
- litmus
Ancestry of “lakmoes”, step by step
lakmoes traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lak | lacquer; foolery, foolishness, nonsense;... |
| 2 | French | laqué | past participle of laquer; glazed |
| 3 | Middle French | lache | — |
| 4 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 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 |
via Dutch moes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | moes | mush, pulp; mom, mother |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | moes | food pulp |
| 3 | Old Dutch | muos | food, nourishment, mush |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mōs | wet food, mush, porridge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōsą | wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Middle Dutch lecmoes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | lecmoes | — |