Where does “niilinvaraani” come from?

niilinvaraani (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.

niilinvaraani (Finnish): Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus)

Definitions

  1. Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus)

Ancestry of “niilinvaraani”, step by step

niilinvaraani 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 varaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaraanimonitor lizard; Partitive singular form of...
2Swedishvarana monitor lizard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 →