Where does “Lilieci” come from?

Lilieci (Romanian) comes from Romanian liliac, from Bulgarian ли́ляк, from Ottoman Turkish لیلاق, from Arabic لَيْلَك, from Classical Persian لِیلَک.

Ancestry of “Lilieci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianliliaclilac; bat
2Bulgarianли́лякbat flying mammel of order
3Ottoman Turkishلیلاقlilac
4Arabicلَيْلَك
5Classical Persianلِیلَک
Every word from Classical Persian لِیلَکEvery word from Arabic لَيْلَكEvery word from Ottoman Turkish لیلاق