Where does “Soʼlengki” come from?
Soʼlengki (Hopi) comes from English salt lake, from English Lake, from French laqué, from Middle French lache, from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 — to protect.
Soʼlengki (Hopi): Salt Lake City
Definitions
- Salt Lake City
Ancestry of “Soʼlengki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | salt lake | A landlocked body of water with a high concentration of salts and other dissolved minerals |
| 2 | English | Lake | A placename |
| 3 | French | laqué | past participle of laquer; glazed |
| 4 | Middle French | lache | — |
| 5 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 6 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 7 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 8 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 11 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |