Where does “lila” come from?

lila (Dutch) 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.

lila (Dutch): lilac color

Definitions

  1. lilac color

Ancestry of “lila”, step by step

lila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French lilas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlilaslilac
2Frenchlilacarchaic form of lilas
3Arabicلِيلَكlilac
4Persianنیلک
5Persianنیلindigo
6Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
7Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
8Sanskritनीलof a dark color
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

via Arabic ليلا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicليلاby night
2Arabicلَاnot; no, not
3Proto-Semiticnot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH-