Where does “نيل” come from?

نيل (Andalusian Arabic) comes 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 “نيل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنِيلindigo
2Persianنیلindigo
3Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
4Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
5Sanskritनीलof a dark color
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →