Where does “بيرو نيلا” come from?

بيرو نيلا (Malay) comes from Malay بيرو, from Proto-Malayic biru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw — blue.

بيرو نيلا (Malay): indigo

Definitions

  1. indigo

Ancestry of “بيرو نيلا”, step by step

بيرو نيلا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay بيرو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayبيروblue
2Proto-Malayicbirublue
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)biʀawblue

via Malay نيلا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayنيلاblue
2Sanskritनीलof a dark color
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw →Every word from Proto-Malayic biru →Every word from Malay بيرو →