Where does “nila” come from?

nila (Indonesian) comes from Malay nila, from Pali nīla, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

nila (Indonesian): a plant which produce blue color, Indigofera suffruticosa

Definitions

  1. a plant which produce blue color, Indigofera suffruticosa

Ancestry of “nila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynilaindigo; blue; a plant which produce blue colour,...
2Palinīlablue
3Sanskritनीलof a dark color
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “nila”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →