Where does “анилин” come from?

анилин (Bulgarian) comes from French aniline, from German Anilin, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.

анилин (Bulgarian): aniline

Definitions

  1. aniline

Ancestry of “анилин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanilineaniline
2GermanAnilinaniline
3Portugueseanilindigo
4Arabicنِيلindigo
5Persianنیلindigo
6Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
7Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
8Sanskritनीलof a dark color
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 →