Where does “lilac” come from?

lilac (French) comes 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.

lilac (French): archaic form of lilas

Definitions

  1. archaic form of lilas

Ancestry of “lilac”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lilac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →