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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

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 “Νεῖλος”

  • Nile
  • Nilotic
  • nilometer
  • Nilean
  • Niloticist
  • Nile perch
  • Niloscope
  • nili
  • Nilotis
  • Nilum
  • Nilus
  • nilus
  • Niliacus
  • Niloticus
  • Nilo
  • Nilo
  • Nilo
  • ナイル
  • Nijl
  • nijlpaard
  • النيل
  • నైలు
  • נילוס
  • Nilo
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