Where does “Aniliner” come from?

Aniliner (German) comes from German Anilin, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

Aniliner (German): an employee of BASF

Definitions

  1. an employee of BASF

Ancestry of “Aniliner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnilinaniline
2Portugueseanilindigo
3Arabicنِيلindigo
4Persianنیلindigo
5Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
6Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
7Sanskritनीलof a dark color
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →