Where does “ла́кмус” come from?
ла́кмус (Russian) comes from German Lackmus, from Dutch lakmoes, from Dutch lak, from French laqué, from Middle French lache, from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ — to protect.
ла́кмус (Russian): litmus dyestuff from lichen
Definitions
- litmus dyestuff from lichen
Ancestry of “ла́кмус”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lackmus | litmus |
| 2 | Dutch | lakmoes | litmus |
| 3 | Dutch | lak | lacquer; foolery, foolishness, nonsense;... |
| 4 | French | laqué | past participle of laquer; glazed |
| 5 | Middle French | lache | — |
| 6 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 7 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 8 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 9 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 11 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 12 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |