Where does “nilowy” come from?

nilowy (Polish) comes from Polish Nil, from Latin Nīlus, from Ancient Greek νεῖλος, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.

nilowy (Polish): Nile

Definitions

  1. Nile

Ancestry of “nilowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishNil—
2LatinNīlusaqueduct
3Ancient Greekνεῖλοςriver valley
4Arabicنِيلindigo
5Persianنیلindigo
6Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
7Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
8Sanskritनीलof a dark color
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 →