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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Indonesië | Indonesia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |
via Afrikaans ies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | ies | — |