Where does “lilacs” come from?

lilacs (French) comes from 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.

lilacs (French): plural of lilac

Definitions

  1. plural of lilac

Ancestry of “lilacs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlilacarchaic form of lilas
2Arabicلِيلَكlilac
3Persianنیلک—
4Persianنیلindigo
5Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
6Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
7Sanskritनीलof a dark color
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 →