Where does “нильский” come from?

нильский (Russian) comes from Russian Ни́л, from Old East Slavic Нилъ, from Ancient Greek νεῖλος, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.

нильский (Russian): Nile

Definitions

  1. Nile

Ancestry of “нильский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianНи́л—
2Old East SlavicНилъ—
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 →