Where does “نیلی” come from?

نیلی (Persian) comes from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

نیلی (Persian): indigo; azure

Definitions

  1. indigo; azure

Ancestry of “نیلی”, step by step

نیلی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
2Middle Persian-yk'—
3Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Persian نیل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنیلindigo
2Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
3Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
4Sanskritनीलof a dark color
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “نیلی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →