Where does “lacquer” come from?
Lacquer comes from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Sanskrit लाक्षा, derived from the Sanskrit root लक्ष् meaning to mark or paint, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewk-.
lacquer (English): A glossy, resinous material used as a surface...
Definitions
- A glossy, resinous material used as a surface...
Ancestry of “lacquer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 2 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 3 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 4 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 5 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 8 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |