Where does “இளநீலம்” come from?

இளநீலம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நீலம், from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

இளநீலம் (Tamil): light blue colour

Definitions

  1. light blue colour

Ancestry of “இளநீலம்”, step by step

இளநீலம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நீலம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநீலம்blue
2Sanskritनीलof a dark color
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

via Tamil இள

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇள—
2Proto-Dravidian*eḷ-V-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Tamil நீலம் →