Where does “நிலம்” come from?

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

நிலம் (Tamil): earth, world

Definitions

  1. earth, world

Ancestry of “நிலம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynilamsapphire
2Tamilநீலம்blue
3Sanskritनीलof a dark color
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

Words derived from “நிலம்”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →