Where does “laylock” come from?

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

Ancestry of “laylock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlilac—
2Arabicلِيلَكlilac
3Persianنیلک—
4Persianنیلindigo
5Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
6Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
7Sanskritनीलof a dark color
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “laylock”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →