Where does “نِيلَوْفَر” come from?

نِيلَوْفَر (Arabic) comes from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl, from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

Ancestry of “نِيلَوْفَر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiannylw(k)pl—
2Sanskritनीलोत्पलblue lotus
3Sanskritनीलof a dark color
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल →