Where does “நைல் முதலை” come from?

நைல் முதலை (Tamil) comes from Tamil நைல், from English Nile, from Ancient Greek νεῖλος, from Arabic نِيل, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.

நைல் முதலை (Tamil): Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

Definitions

  1. Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

Ancestry of “நைல் முதலை”, step by step

நைல் முதலை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நைல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநைல்
2EnglishNile
3Ancient Greekνεῖλοςriver valley
4Arabicنِيلindigo
5Persianنیلindigo
6Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
7Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
8Sanskritनीलof a dark color
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

via Tamil முதலை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுதலைcrocodilian; crocodile, alligator etc
2Proto-Dravidian*mocVḷcrocodile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH-