Where does “liliachiu” come from?

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

liliachiu (Romanian): lilac, lilac-colored

Definitions

  1. lilac, lilac-colored

Ancestry of “liliachiu”, step by step

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