Where does “แล็กเกอร์” come from?
แล็กเกอร์ (Thai) comes from English lacquer, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष् — to protect.
แล็กเกอร์ (Thai): lacquer
Definitions
- lacquer
Ancestry of “แล็กเกอร์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lacquer | A glossy, resinous material used as a surface... |
| 2 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 3 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 4 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 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 |