Where does “Indonesies” come from?

Indonesies (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Indonesië, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš, from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑.

Indonesies (Afrikaans): Indonesian of, from, or pertaining to Indonesia, the Indonesian people or the Indonesian language

Definitions

  1. Indonesian of, from, or pertaining to Indonesia, the Indonesian people or the Indonesian language

Ancestry of “Indonesies”, step by step

Indonesies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Indonesië

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchIndonesiëIndonesia
2Ancient GreekἸνδόςan inhabitant of India or the Indian...
3Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
4Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
5Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
6Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
7Sanskritसिन्धु॑

via Afrikaans ies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansies
Every word from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑