Where does “lakukan” come from?
lakukan (Indonesian) comes from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.
lakukan (Indonesian): to do something
Definitions
- to do something
Ancestry of “lakukan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | laku | stream; pool, lake |
| 2 | Finnish | lakritsi | licorice, liquorice |
| 3 | Swedish | lakrits | licorice/liquorice |
| 4 | Late Latin | liquiritia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύρριζα | licorice |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |