Where does “lacca” come from?
lacca (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin lacca, from Arabic لَكّ, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष् — to protect.
lacca (Italian): hole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh
Definitions
- hole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh
Ancestry of “lacca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | lacca | — |
| 2 | Arabic | لَكّ | — |
| 3 | Persian | لاک | — |
| 4 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 5 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 8 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
Words derived from “lacca”