Where does “kynsilakanpoistoaine” come from?
kynsilakanpoistoaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish kynsilakka, from Finnish lakka, from Swedish lack, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 — to protect.
kynsilakanpoistoaine (Finnish): nail polish remover
Ancestry of “kynsilakanpoistoaine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kynsilakka | nail polish |
| 2 | Finnish | lakka | varnish, lacquer; lac; gamma-butyrolactone , when... |
| 3 | Swedish | lack | lacquer |
| 4 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 5 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 6 | Persian | لاک | — |
| 7 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 8 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 11 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |