Where does “لاك” come from?
لاك (Uyghur) comes from Russian лак, from Dutch lak, from French laqué, from Middle French lache, from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 — to protect.
لاك (Uyghur): lacquer, varnish
Definitions
- lacquer, varnish
Ancestry of “لاك”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | лак | varnish; lacquer, lac, lake; polish, nail polish |
| 2 | Dutch | lak | lacquer; foolery, foolishness, nonsense;... |
| 3 | French | laqué | past participle of laquer; glazed |
| 4 | Middle French | lache | — |
| 5 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 6 | Persian | لاک | trough, wooden vessel |
| 7 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 8 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 10 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 11 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |