Where does “laquear” come from?
laquear (Spanish) comes from Spanish laca, from Latin lacca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष् — to protect.
laquear (Spanish): to lacquer
Ancestry of “laquear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | laca | lacquer; hair spray |
| 2 | Latin | lacca | A swelling on the shinbone of cattle; An unknown... |
| 3 | Persian | لاک | — |
| 4 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 5 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 8 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |