Where does “łąkowy” come from?
łąkowy (Polish) comes from Polish lak, from German lack, from Italian lacca, from Medieval Latin lacca, from Arabic لَكّ, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 — to protect.
łąkowy (Polish): meadow
Definitions
- meadow
Ancestry of “łąkowy”, step by step
łąkowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish lak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | lak | sealing wax; dental sealant; wallflower |
| 2 | German | lack | imperative singular of lacken; first-person... |
| 3 | Italian | lacca | hole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | lacca | — |
| 5 | Arabic | لَكّ | — |
| 6 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 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 |