Where does “tupakkalakko” come from?
tupakkalakko (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.
tupakkalakko (Finnish): A period, which may be indefinite, when a tobacco smoker abstains from smoking
Definitions
- A period, which may be indefinite, when a tobacco smoker abstains from smoking
Ancestry of “tupakkalakko”, step by step
tupakkalakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lakko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lakko | strike |
| 2 | Finnish | lakata | to cease, come to an end, end, stop, finish; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | lakka | varnish, lacquer |
| 4 | Swedish | lack | lacquer |
| 5 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 6 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 7 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 8 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 9 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 11 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 12 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
via Finnish tupakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tupakka | tobacco; A cigarette |
| 2 | Swedish | tobak | tobacco |
| 3 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 5 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 6 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |