Manila (the national capital of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila)
köken: Etymology tree Tagalog may Tagalog may- Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.? Sanskrit नील (nīla)bor. Tagalog nila Tagalog Maynila From may- (“there is; with”) + nila (“true indigo”). The name Maynilà is probably in reference to the abundance of indigo-yielding plants growing in the area surrounding the settlement, rather than Maynilà being known as a settlement that trades in indigo dye, as the…