Where does “liliac” come from?

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

liliac (Romanian): lilac; bat

Definitions

  1. lilac; bat

Ancestry of “liliac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianли́лякbat flying mammel of order
2Ottoman Turkishلیلاقlilac
3Arabicلَيْلَك—
4Classical Persianلِیلَک—

Words derived from “liliac”

Every word from Classical Persian لِیلَک →Every word from Arabic لَيْلَك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish لیلاق →