Where does “niilinrotta” come from?

niilinrotta (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.

Ancestry of “niilinrotta”, step by step

niilinrotta 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 rotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
2Old Swedishrotta
3Middle Low Germanrotte
4Proto-Germanicrattazrat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH-