Where does “Nilotis” come from?

Nilotis (Latin) comes from Latin Nilus, from Ancient Greek Νεῖλος, from Ancient Greek νεῖλος, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.

Nilotis (Latin): Nilotic; belonging to the Nile

Definitions

Nilotic; belonging to the Nile

Ancestry of “Nilotis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Nilus	the Nile
2	Ancient Greek	Νεῖλος	—
3	Ancient Greek	νεῖλος	river valley
4	Arabic	نِيل	indigo
5	Persian	نیل	indigo
6	Arabic	نيل	verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
7	Middle Persian	𐭭𐭩𐭫	indigo
8	Sanskrit	नील	of a dark color
9	Proto-Indo-European	neyH-	to lead

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