Where does “lilacwater” come from?

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

lilacwater (English): recycled water that is not suitable as drinking water

Definitions

  1. recycled water that is not suitable as drinking water

Ancestry of “lilacwater”, step by step

lilacwater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lilac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlilacA large shrub of the genus "Syringa", especially...
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 English water

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaterA substance found at room temperature and...
2Middle Englishwaterwater; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,...
3Old Englishwæterwater
4Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
5Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH-