Where does “liliecuț” come from?

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

liliecuț (Romanian): fall phlox (Phlox paniculata)

Definitions

  1. fall phlox (Phlox paniculata)

Ancestry of “liliecuț”, 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 →