Where does “anyil” come from?
anyil (Cebuano) comes from Spanish añil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.
anyil (Cebuano): laundry blue; To blue; to add ultramarine, indigo...
Definitions
- laundry blue; To blue; to add ultramarine, indigo...
Ancestry of “anyil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | añil | indigo; true indigo, indigo plant |
| 2 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 3 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 4 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 5 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 6 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |