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Where does “nonlake” come from?

nonlake (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.

nonlake (English): Not of or pertaining to a lake

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a lake

Ancestry of “nonlake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLake—
2Frenchlaquépast participle of laquer; glazed
3Middle Frenchlache—
4Omani Arabicلك—
5Persianلاک—
6Urduلاکھlakh, lac
7Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔—
8Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
9Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
10Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
11Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-—
12Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect
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