Where does “ⵏⵏⵉⵍ” come from?

ⵏⵏⵉⵍ (Central Atlas Tamazight) comes from Arabic النِّيل, from Ancient Greek νεῖλος, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

ⵏⵏⵉⵍ (Central Atlas Tamazight): the Nile

Definitions

  1. the Nile

Ancestry of “ⵏⵏⵉⵍ”, step by step

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