Editing Lac (resin) (section)

==Etymology==
{{see also|Lacquer}}
The word ''lac'' is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word [[Lakh#Etymology and regional variants|''lāksh''ā'' '''(लाक्षा)]]  representing the number 100 thousand, which was used for both the lac insect (because of their enormous number) and the scarlet resinous secretion it produces that was used as wood finish, lacquerware, skin cosmetic, ornaments and dye for wool and silk in ancient India and neighbouring areas.<ref name="ref38hodop">{{Citation | title=The art of dyeing in the history of mankind | author=Franco Brunello | publisher=AATCC, 1973 | isbn= | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MI-vbcXDdssC | quote=''... The word lacquer derives, in fact, from the Sanskrit 'Laksha' and has the same meaning as the Hindi word 'Lakh' which signifies one-hundred thousand ... enormous number of those parasitical insects which infest the plants Acacia catecu, Ficus and Butea frondosa ... great quantity of reddish colored resinous substance ... used in ancient times in India and other parts of Asia very widely ...'' | year=1973}}</ref><ref name="ref08bepip">{{Citation | title=Polyurethanes: coatings, adhesives and sealants | author=Ulrich Meier-Westhues | publisher=Vincentz Network GmbH & Co KG, 2007 | isbn=978-3-87870-334-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wzOkvpgxLLQC | quote=''... Shellac, a natural resin secreted by the scaly lac insect, has been used in India for centuries as a decorative coating for surfaces. The word lacquer in English is derived from the Sanskrit word laksha. which means one hundred thousand ...'' | date=November 2007}}</ref> Lac resin was once imported in sizeable quantity into Europe from India along with Eastern woods. These were being used very widely.<ref name="ref76jezah">{{Citation | title=Asia in the making of Europe, Volume 2, Book 1 | author=Donald Frederick Lach, Edwin J. Van Kley | publisher=University of Chicago Press, 1971 | isbn=978-0-226-46730-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BOitAB1Q0QcC | quote=''... Along with valuable woods from the East, the ancients imported lac, a resinous incrustation produced on certain trees by the puncture of the lac insect. In India, lac was used as sealing wax, dye and varnish ... Sanskrit, laksha; Hindi, lakh; Persian, lak; Latin, lacca. The Western word "lacquer" is derived from this term ...'' | date=1994-02-04}}</ref><ref name="ref28gulah">{{cite book |title=European coatings handbook |first1=Thomas |last1=Brock |first2=Michael |last2=Groteklaes |first3=Peter |last3=Mischke |publisher=Vincentz Network GmbH & Co KG, 2000 |isbn=978-3-87870-559-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mAPG4Hdm5ycC |quote=''... The word "lacquer" itself stems from the term "Laksha", from the pre-Christian, sacred Indian language Sanskrit, and originally referred to shellac, a resin produced by special insects ("lac insects") from the sap of an Indian fig tree ...'' |year=2000 }}</ref>