Where does “lilafarbig” come from?
lilafarbig (German) comes from German lila, from French lilas, from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك, from Persian نیلک, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 — to lead.
lilafarbig (German): lilac-colored
Definitions
- lilac-colored
Ancestry of “lilafarbig”, step by step
lilafarbig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German lila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lila | colored lilac, purple, violet |
| 2 | French | lilas | lilac |
| 3 | French | lilac | archaic form of lilas |
| 4 | Arabic | لِيلَك | lilac |
| 5 | Persian | نیلک | — |
| 6 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 7 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 9 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |
via German farbig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | farbig | colored; chromatic |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 4 | German | Jahr | year |
| 5 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 6 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |