Where does “lakmustesti” come from?
lakmustesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lakmus, from Swedish lackmus, from Dutch lakmoes, from Dutch lak, from French laqué, from Middle French lache, from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک — to protect.
lakmustesti (Finnish): litmus test
Definitions
- litmus test
Ancestry of “lakmustesti”, step by step
lakmustesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lakmus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lakmus | litmus |
| 2 | Swedish | lackmus | litmus |
| 3 | Dutch | lakmoes | litmus |
| 4 | Dutch | lak | lacquer; foolery, foolishness, nonsense;... |
| 5 | French | laqué | past participle of laquer; glazed |
| 6 | Middle French | lache | — |
| 7 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 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- | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
via Finnish testi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | testi | test |
| 2 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 3 | German | testen | to test |
| 4 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 5 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 6 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 7 | Old French | teste | head |
| 8 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 9 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 10 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |