Where does “шелак” come from?
шелак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schellack, from English shellac, from English lác, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष — to protect.
шелак (Serbo-Croatian): shellac
Definitions
- shellac
Ancestry of “шелак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schellack | shellac |
| 2 | English | shellac | A processed secretion of the lac insect, "Coccus... |
| 3 | English | lác | A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect |
| 4 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 5 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 6 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 7 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 9 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 10 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |