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
- nail polish remover
Ancestry of “nagellackborttagningsmedel”, step by step
nagellackborttagningsmedel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nagellacksborttagning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | trough, wooden vessel |
| 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 |
via Swedish medel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | medel | a means (to an end) |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lô | clearing in a forest |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |