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Where does “لیلاق” come from?

لیلاق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic لَيْلَك, from Classical Persian لِیلَک.

لیلاق (Ottoman Turkish): lilac

Definitions

  1. lilac

Ancestry of “لیلاق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَيْلَك—
2Classical Persianلِیلَک—

Words derived from “لیلاق”

  • liliachiu
  • liliac
Every word from Classical Persian لِیلَک →