Where does “లక్కవరపు” come from?
లక్కవరపు (Telugu) comes from Telugu లక్కవరం, from Telugu లక్క, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष् — to protect.
Ancestry of “లక్కవరపు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | లక్కవరం | — |
| 2 | Telugu | లక్క | sealing wax; A resinous substance produced by the... |
| 3 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 4 | Persian | لاک | — |
| 5 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 6 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 9 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |