Where does “laci” come from?

laci (Malay) comes from Dutch laatje, from Dutch la, from Dutch lade, from Middle Dutch lāde, from Old Dutch latha, from Proto-Germanic hlaþō — drawer.

laci (Malay): A drawer of a desk and so on

Definitions

  1. A drawer of a desk and so on

Ancestry of “laci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaatje—
2Dutchladrawer; la
3DutchladeAlternative form of la
4Middle Dutchlādebox, case
5Old Dutchlatha—
6Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþō →