Where does “polttolakata” come from?
polttolakata (Finnish) comes from Finnish lakata, from Finnish lakka, from Swedish lack, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 — to protect.
polttolakata (Finnish): to coat with a baking enamel
Definitions
- to coat with a baking enamel
Ancestry of “polttolakata”, step by step
polttolakata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lakata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lakata | to cease, come to an end, end, stop, finish; to... |
| 2 | Finnish | lakka | varnish, lacquer |
| 3 | Swedish | lack | lacquer |
| 4 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 5 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 6 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 7 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 8 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 11 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |