Where does “lacoada” come from?
lacoada (Galician) comes from Galician lacón, from Latin lacca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष् — to protect.
lacoada (Galician): dish made with pork shoulder, sausages, greens and potatoes, served in generous quantities
Definitions
- dish made with pork shoulder, sausages, greens and potatoes, served in generous quantities
Ancestry of “lacoada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | lacón | cured pork shoulder |
| 2 | Latin | lacca | A swelling on the shinbone of cattle; An unknown... |
| 3 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 4 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 5 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 8 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |