Where does “лакрица” come from?

лакрица (Russian) comes from German lakritz, from Middle High German lakerize, from Latin liquiritia, from Latin glycyrrhiza, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

лакрица (Russian): liquorice

Definitions

  1. liquorice

Ancestry of “лакрица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlakritzlicorice, liquorice confectionery
2Middle High Germanlakerize—
3Latinliquiritialiquorice
4Latinglycyrrhizalicorice root
5Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
6Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
7Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “лакрица”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα →