Where does “schellak” come from?
schellak (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.
schellak (Dutch): shellac
Definitions
- shellac
Ancestry of “schellak”, step by step
schellak 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 English shellac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shellac | A processed secretion of the lac insect, "Coccus... |
| 2 | English | Shell | A diminutive of the female given name Michelle or Shelly |
| 3 | Middle English | schelle | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċiell | shell |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skallju | scale; shell |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Dutch schel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schel | shrill |
| 2 | Dutch | schellen | To peel; To be peeled; To ring a bell |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | scellen | loud sound |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skellan | to sound |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skellan | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skellaną | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |