Where does “lakkasprii” come from?
lakkasprii (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.
lakkasprii (Finnish): white spirit
Definitions
- white spirit
Ancestry of “lakkasprii”, step by step
lakkasprii 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 sprii
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sprii | spirit, ethanol; "short for" spriipurje |