Where does “sticklac” come from?
sticklac (English) comes from English lác, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष् — to protect.
sticklac (English): lac in its natural state, encrusting small twigs
Definitions
- lac in its natural state, encrusting small twigs
Ancestry of “sticklac”, step by step
sticklac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lác
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lác | A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect |
| 2 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 3 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 4 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 5 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 8 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |