Where does “ли́ляк” come from?

ли́ляк (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish لیلاق, from Arabic لَيْلَك, from Classical Persian لِیلَک.

ли́ляк (Bulgarian): bat flying mammel of order

Definitions

  1. bat flying mammel of order

Ancestry of “ли́ляк”, step by step

ли́ляк traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish لیلاق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishلیلاقlilac
2Arabicلَيْلَك—
3Classical Persianلِیلَک—

via Proto-Slavic *lelьkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*lelьkъ—

Words derived from “ли́ляк”

Every word from Classical Persian لِیلَک →Every word from Arabic لَيْلَك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish لیلاق →