Where does “ਨੀਲ” come from?

ਨੀਲ (Punjabi) comes from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

ਨੀਲ (Punjabi): indigo plant and dye

Definitions

  1. indigo plant and dye

Ancestry of “ਨੀਲ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ਨੀਲ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →