Where does “lakować” come from?
lakować (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.
lakować (Polish): to seal with sealing wax
Definitions
- to seal with sealing wax
Ancestry of “lakować”, step by step
| 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 |