Where does “splake” come from?
splake (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.
splake (English): A hybrid fish derived from a male brook trout and...
Definitions
- A hybrid fish derived from a male brook trout and...
Ancestry of “splake”, step by step
splake 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 |
via English speckled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | speckled | Marked with dots or spots, spotted; Sporadically... |