Where does “lilà” come from?

lilà (Catalan) comes from French lilas, from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك, from Persian نیلک, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.

lilà (Catalan): lilac shrub

Definitions

lilac shrub

Ancestry of “lilà”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	lilas	lilac
2	French	lilac	archaic form of lilas
3	Arabic	لِيلَك	lilac
4	Persian	نیلک	—
5	Persian	نیل	indigo
6	Arabic	نيل	verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
7	Middle Persian	𐭭𐭩𐭫	indigo
8	Sanskrit	नील	of a dark color
9	Proto-Indo-European	neyH-	to lead

Words derived from “lilà”

lila

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