Where does “lakiri” come from?
lakiri (Swahili) comes from Portuguese lacre, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष् — to protect.
lakiri (Swahili): seal wax or resin used to seal letters
Definitions
- seal wax or resin used to seal letters
Ancestry of “lakiri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | lacre | seal |
| 2 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 3 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 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 |