Where does “lakanpoisto” come from?

lakanpoisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish lakka, from Swedish lack, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष — to protect.

lakanpoisto (Finnish): varnish removal, lacquer removal

Definitions

  1. varnish removal, lacquer removal

Ancestry of “lakanpoisto”, step by step

lakanpoisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakkavarnish, lacquer
2Swedishlacklacquer
3Frenchlacquea sort of sealing wax
4Portugueselacalake; lac
5Persianلاکtrough, wooden vessel
6Urduلاکھlakh, lac
7Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔
8Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
9Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
10Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
11Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-
12Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

via Finnish poisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoistoremoval; deletion; depreciation
2Finnishpoistaato remove; to delete; "~ tuotannosta, myynnistä,...
3Finnishpoisaway, off; off; minus, take away
4Finnishpoikki-cross-, transverse
5Finnishpoikkibroken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,...
6Finnishpoikitse(Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out
7Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
8Proto-Finnicicekself
9Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-