Where does “nylw(k)pl” come from?
nylw(k)pl (Middle Persian) comes from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.
Ancestry of “nylw(k)pl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नीलोत्पल | blue lotus |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |