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Where does “nylwpl” come from?

nylwpl (Middle Persian) comes from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

nylwpl (Middle Persian): lotus, water-lily

Definitions

  1. lotus, water-lily

Ancestry of “nylwpl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनीलोत्पलblue lotus
2Sanskritनीलof a dark color
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “nylwpl”

  • nenuphar
  • nuphar
  • نلوفر
  • نِينُوفَر
  • نُوفَر
  • نِلُوفَر
  • νούφαρο
  • Nuphar
  • nufăr
  • նունուֆար
  • نیلوفر
  • nenuphar
  • նունուֆար
  • νούφαρο
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