Where does “lila” come from?

lila (Romanian) 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.

lila (Romanian): lilac color/colour

Definitions

  1. lilac color/colour

Ancestry of “lila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlilaslilac
2Frenchlilacarchaic form of lilas
3Arabicلِيلَكlilac
4Persianنیلک—
5Persianنیلindigo
6Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
7Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
8Sanskritनीलof a dark color
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 →