Where does “anail” come from?

anail (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English anil, from Portuguese anil, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

anail (Scottish Gaelic): breath; breeze, air; best

Definitions

  1. breath; breeze, air; best

Ancestry of “anail”, step by step

anail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English anil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanilThe indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from...
2Portugueseanilindigo
3Arabicنِيلindigo
4Persianنیلindigo
5Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
6Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
7Sanskritनीलof a dark color
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

via Old Irish anál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishanálbreathing, breath
2Proto-Celticanatlābreath, breathing

Words derived from “anail”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 →