Where does “lakishness” come from?
lakishness (English) comes from English lakish, from English Lake, from French laqué, from Middle French lache, from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 — to protect.
lakishness (English): The quality of being lakish
Definitions
- The quality of being lakish
Ancestry of “lakishness”, step by step
lakishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lakish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lakish | Wet; moist; Characteristic of the Lake poets |
| 2 | English | Lake | A placename |
| 3 | French | laqué | past participle of laquer; glazed |
| 4 | Middle French | lache | — |
| 5 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 6 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 7 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 8 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 11 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |