Where does “നീല” come from?

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

നീല (Malayalam): blue; the color of the clear sky and deep sea

Definitions

  1. blue; the color of the clear sky and deep sea

Ancestry of “നീല”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनीलof a dark color
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →