Where does “Lackschicht” come from?
Lackschicht (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.
Lackschicht (German): lacquer coat, clearcoat layer
Definitions
- lacquer coat, clearcoat layer
Ancestry of “Lackschicht”, step by step
Lackschicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German lack
| 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 | trough, wooden vessel |
| 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 |
via German schicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schicht | layer, stratum, seam |
| 2 | Middle High German | schiht | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schicht | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schichten | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skiftian | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |