Where does “阿尼林” come from?

阿尼林 (Chinese) comes from English aniline, from English anil, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.

阿尼林 (Chinese): Alternative name for 苯胺

Definitions

  1. Alternative name for 苯胺

Ancestry of “阿尼林”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanilineThe simplest aromatic amine, CHNH, synthesized by...
2EnglishanilThe indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from...
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-