Where does “lacquerwork” come from?
lacquerwork (English) comes from English lacquer, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष् — to protect.
lacquerwork (English): Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer
Definitions
- Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer
Ancestry of “lacquerwork”, step by step
lacquerwork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lacquer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lacquer | A glossy, resinous material used as a surface... |
| 2 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 3 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 4 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 5 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 6 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 9 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |