Where does “anyili” come from?
anyili (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano anyil, 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.
Ancestry of “anyili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | anyil | laundry blue; To blue; to add ultramarine, indigo... |
| 2 | Spanish | añil | indigo; true indigo, indigo plant |
| 3 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 4 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 5 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 7 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |