Where does “نیله” come from?

نیله (Persian) comes from Middle Persian nīlag, from Middle Persian -k', from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

نیله (Persian): Synonym of نیل; white horse

Definitions

  1. Synonym of نیل; white horse

Ancestry of “نیله”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiannīlag—
2Middle Persian-k'—
3Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
4Proto-Iranian-kah—
5Proto-Austronesiankaif
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Middle Persian -k' →