Where does “lakeless” come from?
lakeless (English) comes from English Lake, 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.
lakeless (English): Without a lake or lakes
Definitions
- Without a lake or lakes
Ancestry of “lakeless”, step by step
lakeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Lake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lake | A placename |
| 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 |