Where does “niilinliki” come from?

niilinliki (Finnish) comes from Finnish Niili, 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.

niilinliki (Finnish): Nile lechwe, Mrs Gray's lechwe, Kobus megaceros type of antilope

Definitions

  1. Nile lechwe, Mrs Gray's lechwe, Kobus megaceros type of antilope

Ancestry of “niilinliki”, step by step

niilinliki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Niili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishNiiliNile
2Ancient Greekνεῖλοςriver valley
3Arabicنِيلindigo
4Persianنیلindigo
5Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
6Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
7Sanskritनीलof a dark color
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

via Finnish liki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlikialmost, nearly, close to
2Finnishliki-A prefix signifying nearly, almost, "close to"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →