Where does “नील” come from?

नील (Hindi) comes from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

नील (Hindi): blue, indigo; indigo; blue

Definitions

  1. blue, indigo; indigo; blue

Ancestry of “नील”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنیلindigo
2Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
3Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
4Sanskritनीलof a dark color
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “नील”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →