Where does “быыллаах” come from?
быыллаах (Yakut) comes from Yakut лаах, from Russian лак, from Dutch lak, from French laqué, from Middle French lache, from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ — to protect.
быыллаах (Yakut): dusty
Definitions
- dusty
Ancestry of “быыллаах”, step by step
быыллаах traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yakut лаах
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakut | лаах | lacquer, varnish |
| 2 | Russian | лак | varnish; lacquer, lac, lake; polish, nail polish |
| 3 | Dutch | lak | lacquer; foolery, foolishness, nonsense;... |
| 4 | French | laqué | past participle of laquer; glazed |
| 5 | Middle French | lache | — |
| 6 | Omani Arabic | لك | — |
| 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 |