Where does “laku” come from?
laku (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.
laku (Proto-West Germanic): stream; pool, lake
Definitions
- stream; pool, lake
Ancestry of “laku”, step by step
laku traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lakritsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lakritsi | licorice, liquorice |
| 2 | Swedish | lakrits | licorice/liquorice |
| 3 | Late Latin | liquiritia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύρριζα | licorice |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |
via Proto-Germanic lakō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | lakō | leak; drain; ditch; seep; water aggregation,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lakaw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lakaw | to go, to walk |