Where does “unshellacked” come from?
unshellacked (English) comes from English shellacked, from English shellac, from English lác, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष — to protect.
unshellacked (English): Not coated with shellac
Definitions
- Not coated with shellac
Ancestry of “unshellacked”, step by step
unshellacked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shellacked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shellacked | Coated in shellac |
| 2 | English | shellac | A processed secretion of the lac insect, "Coccus... |
| 3 | English | lác | A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect |
| 4 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |