Where does “nyila” come from?

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

nyila (Makasar): true indigo, a plant which produce blue colour, Indigofera tinctoria

Definitions

  1. true indigo, a plant which produce blue colour, Indigofera tinctoria

Ancestry of “nyila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynilaindigo; blue; a plant which produce blue colour,...
2Palinīlablue
3Sanskritनीलof a dark color
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Pali nīla →