Where does “nilam” come from?

nilam (Malay) comes from Tamil நீலம், from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

nilam (Malay): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “nilam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநீலம்blue
2Sanskritनीलof a dark color
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “nilam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Tamil நீலம் →