Where does “Νεῖλος” come from?
Νεῖλος (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.
Ancestry of “Νεῖλος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νεῖλος | river valley |
| 2 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 3 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 4 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 6 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |
Words derived from “Νεῖλος”