Where does “laca” come from?
laca (Spanish) comes from Latin lacca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ- — to protect.
laca (Spanish): lacquer; hair spray
Definitions
- lacquer; hair spray
Ancestry of “laca”, step by step
laca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin lacca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lacca | A swelling on the shinbone of cattle; An unknown... |
| 2 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 3 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 7 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
via Arabic لَكّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | لَكّ | — |