Where does “lack” come from?

lack (Swedish) comes from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष् — to protect.

lack (Swedish): lacquer

Definitions

lacquer

Ancestry of “lack”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	lacque	a sort of sealing wax
2	Portuguese	laca	lake; lac
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

Words derived from “lack”

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