Where does “lakkalikööri” come from?
lakkalikööri (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.
lakkalikööri (Finnish): cloudberry liqueur
Definitions
- cloudberry liqueur
Ancestry of “lakkalikööri”, step by step
lakkalikööri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lakka | varnish, lacquer |
| 2 | Swedish | lack | lacquer |
| 3 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 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 Finnish likööri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | likööri | A liqueur; A cordial |
| 2 | Swedish | likör | liquor |
| 3 | French | liqueur | alcoholic liqueur; drinkable liquid; fizzy drink,... |
| 4 | Latin | liquor | fluidity, liquidity; a liquid, fluid; to be fluid... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |