Where does “নীল” come from?

নীল (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

নীল (Bengali): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “নীল”, step by step

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