Where does “hajlakk” come from?

hajlakk (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lakk, from German lack, from Italian lacca, from Medieval Latin lacca, from Arabic لَكّ, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 — to protect.

hajlakk (Hungarian): hair spray

Definitions

  1. hair spray

Ancestry of “hajlakk”, step by step

hajlakk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian lakk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlakkvarnish; polish
2Germanlackimperative singular of lacken; first-person...
3Italianlaccahole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh
4Medieval Latinlacca
5Arabicلَكّ
6Persianلاکtrough, wooden vessel
7Urduلاکھlakh, lac
8Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔
9Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
10Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
11Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
12Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-
13Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

via Hungarian háj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhájfat, flab
2Proto-Ugrickajɜhair
3Proto-Uralickajehair, grass
4Spanishcafébrown; coffee; cafe, coffee shop
5Frenchcafécoffee; coffee colour; public house
6Italiancaffècoffee; a café
7Turkishkahvecoffee
8Ottoman Turkishقهوهcoffee
9Persianقهوهcoffee
10Arabicقهوةwine; coffee; coffee shop, café

Words derived from “hajlakk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-