Where does “nir” come from?

nir (Maltese) comes from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

nir (Maltese): indigo

Definitions

  1. indigo

Ancestry of “nir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنِيلindigo
2Persianنیلindigo
3Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
4Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
5Sanskritनीलof a dark color
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 →