Where does “lacwork” come from?
lacwork (English) comes from English lác, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष् — to protect.
lacwork (English): Ornamentation by means of lacquer
Definitions
- Ornamentation by means of lacquer
Ancestry of “lacwork”, step by step
lacwork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lác
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lác | A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect |
| 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 |