Where does “Nilo” come from?
Nilo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish Nilo, from Latin Nīlus, from Ancient Greek νεῖλος, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.
Ancestry of “Nilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | Nilo | — |
| 2 | Latin | Nīlus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νεῖλος | river valley |
| 4 | Arabic | نِيل | indigo |
| 5 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 6 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 8 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |