Where does “shellacking” come from?
shellacking (English) comes from English shellac, from English lác, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष् — to protect.
shellacking (English): present participle of shellac; A heavy defeat,...
Definitions
- present participle of shellac; A heavy defeat,...
Ancestry of “shellacking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shellac | A processed secretion of the lac insect, "Coccus... |
| 2 | English | lác | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 4 | Persian | لاک | — |
| 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 |