Where does “lila” come from?
lila (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano lila, from Spanish lila, from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك, from Persian نیلک, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 — to lead.
lila (Tagalog): purple; violet
Definitions
- purple; violet
Ancestry of “lila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | lila | lilac; a large shrub of the genus "Syringa"; a... |
| 2 | Spanish | lila | lilac; twit; idiot; lilac, purple, violet |
| 3 | French | lilac | archaic form of lilas |
| 4 | Arabic | لِيلَك | lilac |
| 5 | Persian | نیلک | — |
| 6 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 7 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 9 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |