Where does “नीललोहित” come from?

नीललोहित (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

नीललोहित (Sanskrit): purple colour dark blend of red and blue

Definitions

  1. purple colour dark blend of red and blue

Ancestry of “नीललोहित”, step by step

नीललोहित traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit लोहित

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलोहितred, reddish; made of copper; blood
2Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Sanskrit नील

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनीलof a dark color
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-