Where does “ഇന്ദ്രനീലം” come from?

ഇന്ദ്രനീലം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit इन्द्रनील, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

ഇന്ദ്രനീലം (Malayalam): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “ഇന്ദ്രനീലം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइन्द्रनीलsapphire
2Sanskritनीलof a dark color
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Sanskrit इन्द्रनील →