Lack
German (Berlin)
/lak/
noun
Definitions
- varnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian lacca derived from Arabic لَكّ derived from Persian لاک derived from Hindi लाख derived from Sanskrit लाक्षा (a species of plant).
Origin
Sanskrit
लाक्षा
Gloss
a species of plant
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lakh English
- lacca Latin
- Affe German
- Farbe German
- Farblack German
- Gold German
- Goldlack German
- Lackaffe German
- Lackleder German
- Lackmus German
- Lackmuspapier German
- Lackmustest German
- Lackschicht German
- Lackstock German
- Leder German
- Schicht German
- Stock German
- lakmusz Hungarian
- lacca Italian
- laccare Italian
- laccifero Italian
- lak Dutch, Flemish
- lakdoek Dutch, Flemish
- lakmoes Dutch, Flemish
- nagellak Dutch, Flemish
- schellak Dutch, Flemish
- laque French
- laquer French
- laqueur French
- лак Russian
- лакировать Russian
- лакмус Russian
- лаковый Russian
- laca Spanish, Castilian
- *Hlak- Proto-Indo-European
- *laḱs- Proto-Indo-European
- lakk Norwegian Bokmål
- laca Portuguese
- lak Polish
- laka Polish
- lakmus Polish
- lakowy Polish
- lakk Norwegian Nynorsk
- लक्ष Sanskrit
- लाक्षा Sanskrit
- lak Danish
- لك Arabic
- لَكّ Arabic
- لَكّ Arabic
- लाख Hindi
- lacón Galician
- لاک Persian
- lahhā Old High German
- лак Bulgarian
- лачен Bulgarian
- Lack Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ლაკმუსი Georgian
- لك Omani Arabic