Where does “Nīlus” come from?

Nīlus (Latin) comes 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.

Nīlus (Latin): aqueduct

Definitions

  1. aqueduct

Ancestry of “Nīlus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνεῖλοςriver valley
2Arabicنِيلindigo
3Persianنیلindigo
4Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
5Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
6Sanskritनीलof a dark color
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “Nīlus”

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