Where does “لِيلَك” come from?

لِيلَك (Arabic) comes from Persian نیلک, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

لِيلَك (Arabic): lilac

Definitions

  1. lilac

Ancestry of “لِيلَك”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنیلک—
2Persianنیلindigo
3Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
4Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
5Sanskritनीलof a dark color
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “لِيلَك”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 →