Where does “नीलकण्ठ” come from?
नीलकण्ठ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.
नीलकण्ठ (Sanskrit): "blue throated", an epithet of Shiva
Definitions
- "blue throated", an epithet of Shiva
Ancestry of “नीलकण्ठ”, step by step
नीलकण्ठ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.