Where does “ⲛⲉⲓⲗⲟⲥ” come from?

ⲛⲉⲓⲗⲟⲥ (Coptic) comes 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.

ⲛⲉⲓⲗⲟⲥ (Coptic): Nilus, the god of the Nile river

Definitions

  1. Nilus, the god of the Nile river

Ancestry of “ⲛⲉⲓⲗⲟⲥ”, step by step

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