Where does “лакмус” come from?
лакмус (Kazakh) comes from Russian ла́кмус, from German Lackmus, from Dutch lakmoes, from Dutch lak, from French laqué, from Middle French lache, from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک — to protect.
лакмус (Kazakh): litmus dyestuff
Definitions
- litmus dyestuff
Ancestry of “лакмус”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ла́кмус | litmus dyestuff from lichen |
| 2 | German | Lackmus | litmus |
| 3 | Dutch | lakmoes | litmus |
| 4 | Dutch | lak | lacquer; foolery, foolishness, nonsense;... |
| 5 | French | laqué | past participle of laquer; glazed |
| 6 | Middle French | lache | — |
| 7 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 8 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 9 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 10 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 11 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 12 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 13 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |