Where does “lakkoavustus” come from?

lakkoavustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lakko, from Finnish lakata, from Finnish lakka, from Swedish lack, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ.

lakkoavustus (Finnish): strike benefit, strike compensation, strike pay money paid from an industrial action fund to strikers during industrial action

Definitions

  1. strike benefit, strike compensation, strike pay money paid from an industrial action fund to strikers during industrial action

Ancestry of “lakkoavustus”, step by step

lakkoavustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakkostrike
2Finnishlakatato cease, come to an end, end, stop, finish; to...
3Finnishlakkavarnish, lacquer
4Swedishlacklacquer
5Frenchlacquea sort of sealing wax
6Portugueselacalake; lac
7Persianلاکtrough, wooden vessel
8Urduلاکھlakh, lac
9Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔
10Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
11Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
12Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
13Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-
14Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-

via Finnish avustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavustusgrant; contribution; relief, aid
2FinnishavustaaTo assist; To abet
3Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
4Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-