Where does “நிலவரி” come from?

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

நிலவரி (Tamil): land tax

Definitions

  1. land tax

Ancestry of “நிலவரி”, step by step

நிலவரி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நிலம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநிலம்earth, world
2Malaynilamsapphire
3Tamilநீலம்blue
4Sanskritनीलof a dark color
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

via Tamil வரி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவரிtax
2Proto-Dravidianwariñcirice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Tamil நீலம் →