Where does “നീലകണ്ഠ” come from?

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

നീലകണ്ഠ (Malayalam): relating to Siva

Definitions

  1. relating to Siva

Ancestry of “നീലകണ്ഠ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनीलकण्ठ"blue throated", an epithet of Shiva
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 नीलकण्ठ →