Where does “ނިލޫ” come from?

ނިލޫ (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi އުއި, from Sanskrit सूत्र, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

ނިލޫ (Dhivehi): blue yarn

Definitions

  1. blue yarn

Ancestry of “ނިލޫ”, step by step

ނިލޫ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi އުއި

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiއުއިcotton
2Sanskritसूत्रthread, yarn, string, line, cord, wire; a...
3Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

via Dhivehi ނިލް

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiނިލް—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Sanskrit सूत्र →Every word from Dhivehi އުއި →