Where does “anyil” come from?

anyil (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish añil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

anyil (Hiligaynon): indigo

Definitions

indigo

Ancestry of “anyil”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	añil	indigo; true indigo, indigo plant
2	Arabic	نِيل	indigo
3	Persian	نیل	indigo
4	Arabic	نيل	verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
5	Middle Persian	𐭭𐭩𐭫	indigo
6	Sanskrit	नील	of a dark color
7	Proto-Indo-European	neyH-	to lead

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 →