Where does “レークサイド” come from?
レークサイド (Japanese) comes from English lakeside, from English Lake, from French laqué, from Middle French lache, from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 — to protect.
レークサイド (Japanese): lakeside
Ancestry of “レークサイド”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | lakeside | The ground near the edge of a lake; the land... |
| 2 | English | Lake | — |
| 3 | French | laqué | past participle of laquer; glazed |
| 4 | Middle French | lache | — |
| 5 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 6 | Persian | لاک | — |
| 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 |