Where does “Farblack” come from?
Farblack (German) comes from German lack, from Italian lacca, from Medieval Latin lacca, from Arabic لَكّ, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष — to protect.
Farblack (German): colour varnish
Ancestry of “Farblack”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | lack | imperative singular of lacken; first-person... |
| 2 | Italian | lacca | hole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | lacca | — |
| 4 | Arabic | لَكّ | — |
| 5 | Persian | لاک | — |
| 6 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 7 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 9 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 10 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |