Where does “نيل” come from?

نيل (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

نيل (Arabic): verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo

Ancestry of “نيل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
2Sanskritनीलof a dark color
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “نيل”

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