Where does “kakkumaskara” come from?

kakkumaskara (Finnish) comes from Finnish maskara, from English Mascara, from Arabic مُعَسْكَر, from Arabic عَسْكَر, from Persian لشکر, from Middle Persian lškl, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti — to protect.

kakkumaskara (Finnish): cake mascara

Definitions

  1. cake mascara

Ancestry of “kakkumaskara”, step by step

kakkumaskara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maskara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaskaramascara
2EnglishMascaraA cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes
3Arabicمُعَسْكَرencampment
4Arabicعَسْكَرtroops; army; soldiers, army
5Persianلشکرarmy; division
6Middle Persianlšklarmy
7Proto-Indo-IranianHrákšatito protect, guard
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂léksetito be protecting
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂léksetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati