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

Definitions

  1. nail polish remover

Ancestry of “nagellackborttagningsmedel”, step by step

nagellackborttagningsmedel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nagellacksborttagning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnagellacksborttagningremoval of nail polish
2Swedishnagellacknail polish
3Germanlackimperative singular of lacken; first-person...
4Italianlaccahole, pit; poplite muscle; thigh
5Medieval Latinlacca
6Arabicلَكّ
7Persianلاکtrough, wooden vessel
8Urduلاکھlakh, lac
9Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔
10Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
11Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
12Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
13Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-
14Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

via Swedish medel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmedela means (to an end)
2Middle Dutchclearing in a forest
3Old Dutchforest
4Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
5Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-