Where does “Niilo” come from?

Niilo (Finnish) comes from Swedish Nils, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Niilo (Finnish): Nicholas

Definitions

  1. Nicholas

Ancestry of “Niilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishNils—
2LatinNīcolāus—
3Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “Niilo”

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