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Where does “Lack” come from?

Lack (German) comes from Italian lacca, from Medieval Latin lacca, from Arabic لَكّ, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष् — to protect.

Lack (German): varnish

Definitions

  1. varnish

Ancestry of “Lack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlaccahole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh
2Medieval Latinlacca—
3Arabicلَكّ—
4Persianلاک—
5Urduلاکھlakh, lac
6Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔—
7Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
8Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
9Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
10Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-—
11Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

Words derived from “Lack”

  • лак
  • лаковый
  • Lackleder
  • Farblack
  • Goldlack
  • lacken
  • Lackaffe
  • lak
  • neglelakk
  • lakk
  • lakk
  • lak
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