Where does “リラ” come from?
リラ (Japanese) comes from French lilas, from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك, from Persian نیلک, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.
リラ (Japanese): lilac; a lilac; lira
Definitions
- lilac; a lilac; lira
Ancestry of “リラ”, step by step
リラ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French lilas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lilas | lilac |
| 2 | French | lilac | archaic form of lilas |
| 3 | Arabic | لِيلَك | lilac |
| 4 | Persian | نیلک | — |
| 5 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 6 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 8 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |
via Italian lira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lira | lira; lyre |
| 2 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via Bulgarian Рила
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | Рила | — |