Where does “ไลแล็ค” come from?
ไลแล็ค (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.
ไลแล็ค (Thai): lilac
Definitions
- lilac
Ancestry of “ไลแล็ค”, 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 |