Where does “hidastuslakko” come from?
hidastuslakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lakko, from Finnish lakata, from Finnish lakka, from Swedish lack, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ.
hidastuslakko (Finnish): work-to-rule
Definitions
- work-to-rule
Ancestry of “hidastuslakko”, step by step
hidastuslakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lakko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lakko | strike |
| 2 | Finnish | lakata | to cease, come to an end, end, stop, finish; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | lakka | varnish, lacquer |
| 4 | Swedish | lack | lacquer |
| 5 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 6 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 7 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 8 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 9 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 11 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 12 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
via Finnish hidastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hidastus | slowing, slowdown; slowed-down replay; slow... |
| 2 | Finnish | hidastaa | to slow, slow down, slacken/reduce/cut speed,... |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |