Where does “nila” come from?

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

nila (Tagalog): their

Definitions

  1. their

Ancestry of “nila”, step by step

nila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नील

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

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *[[ni]] [[ida]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*[[ni]] [[ida]]—

Words derived from “nila”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →