Where does “körömlakk” come from?
körömlakk (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.
körömlakk (Hungarian): nail polish
Definitions
- nail polish
Ancestry of “körömlakk”, step by step
körömlakk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian lakk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | lakk | varnish; polish |
| 2 | German | lack | imperative singular of lacken; first-person... |
| 3 | Italian | lacca | hole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | lacca | — |
| 5 | Arabic | لَكّ | — |
| 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 |
via Hungarian köröm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | köröm | nail, claw; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Hungarian | kör | circle; circle, ring, company; round, lap |
| 3 | French | Cœur | heart |
| 4 | Middle French | cœur | Alternative form of coeur |
| 5 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 7 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |