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