Where does “इन्द्रनील” come from?

इन्द्रनील (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

इन्द्रनील (Sanskrit): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “इन्द्रनील”, step by step

इन्द्रनील traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नील

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनीलof a dark color
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

via Sanskrit इन्द्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइन्द्रgod; Indra
2Proto-Indo-IranianÍndrasIndra

Words derived from “इन्द्रनील”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →