Where does “Νειλώτης” come from?

Νειλώτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νεῖλος, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

Νειλώτης (Ancient Greek): in or on the Nile

Definitions

  1. in or on the Nile

Ancestry of “Νειλώτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνεῖλοςriver valley
2Arabicنِيلindigo
3Persianنیلindigo
4Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
5Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
6Sanskritनीलof a dark color
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “Νειλώτης”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 →