Where does “nagellackborttagningsmedel” come from?
nagellackborttagningsmedel (Swedish) comes from Swedish nagellacksborttagning, from Swedish nagellack, from German lack, from Italian lacca, from Medieval Latin lacca, from Arabic لَكّ, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ — to protect.
nagellackborttagningsmedel (Swedish): nail polish remover
Ancestry of “nagellackborttagningsmedel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | nagellacksborttagning | removal of nail polish |
| 2 | Swedish | nagellack | nail polish |
| 3 | German | lack | imperative singular of lacken; first-person... |
| 4 | Italian | lacca | hole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | lacca | — |
| 6 | Arabic | لَكّ | — |
| 7 | Persian | لاک | — |
| 8 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 9 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 11 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 12 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |