Where does “körömlakkok” come from?
körömlakkok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian körömlakk, from Hungarian lakk, from German lack, from Italian lacca, from Medieval Latin lacca, from Arabic لَكّ, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ — to protect.
körömlakkok (Hungarian): nominative plural of körömlakk
Definitions
- nominative plural of körömlakk
Ancestry of “körömlakkok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | körömlakk | nail polish |
| 2 | Hungarian | lakk | varnish; polish |
| 3 | German | lack | imperative singular of lacken; first-person... |
| 4 | Italian | lacca | hole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | lacca | — |
| 6 | Arabic | لَكّ | — |
| 7 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 8 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 9 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 11 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 12 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |