Where does “ваксалау” come from?

ваксалау (Tatar) comes from Russian ва́кса, from German Wachs, from Middle High German wahs, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic wahsą, from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so-.

ваксалау (Tatar): waxing (covering with wax)

Definitions

  1. waxing (covering with wax)

Ancestry of “ваксалау”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianва́ксаshoe polish
2GermanWachswax; cere
3Middle High Germanwahswax
4Old High Germanwahswax
5Proto-Germanicwahsąwax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwoḱ-so-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European woḱ-so- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsą →Every word from Old High German wahs →