Sanskrit origin
Source-reportedBorrowed from Sanskrit नीलकण्ठ (nīlakaṇṭha, from नील (nīla, “blue”) + कण्ठ (kaṇṭha, “throat”)) + -அன் (-aṉ). By surface analysis, நீல (nīla, “blue”) + கண்ட (kaṇṭa, “throat”) + -அன் (-aṉ, masculine suffix).
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: நீலகண்டன்CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

