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Where does “lahhā” come from?

lahhā (Old High German) 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.

Ancestry of “lahhā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclakustream; pool, lake
2Finnishlakritsilicorice, liquorice
3Swedishlakritslicorice/liquorice
4Late Latinliquiritia—
5Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
6Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
7Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “lahhā”

  • phytolacca
  • laccifero
  • gommalacca
  • laccare
  • laccatore
  • lacca
  • лак
  • лаковый
  • Farblack
  • Goldlack
  • lacken
  • Lackleder
  • Lackaffe
  • Lack
  • lak
  • neglelakk
  • lakk
  • lakk
  • lak
  • Lack
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →