Where does “lakkoilija” come from?
lakkoilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish lakkoilla, from Finnish lakko, from Finnish lakata, from Finnish lakka, from Swedish lack, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک.
lakkoilija (Finnish): striker one who is on strike
Definitions
- striker one who is on strike
Ancestry of “lakkoilija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lakkoilla | To strike |
| 2 | Finnish | lakko | strike |
| 3 | Finnish | lakata | to cease, come to an end, end, stop, finish; to... |
| 4 | Finnish | lakka | varnish, lacquer |
| 5 | Swedish | lack | lacquer |
| 6 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 7 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 8 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 9 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 10 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 11 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 12 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 13 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |