Lack

Luxemburgeois

/lɑk/

noun

Definitions

lacquer, 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
Lack German
lacca Italian
laccare Italian
laccifero Italian
laque French
*laḱs- Proto-Indo-European
laca Portuguese
लक्ष Sanskrit
लाक्षा Sanskrit
لك Arabic
لَكّ Arabic
لَكّ‎ Arabic
लाख Hindi
لاک Persian
lahhā Old High German
лак Bulgarian
لك Omani Arabic