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Where does “ἰνδικός” come from?

ἰνδικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš, from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑.

Ancestry of “ἰνδικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἸνδία—
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—

Words derived from “ἰνδικός”

  • indica
  • indium
  • trimethylindium
  • indide
  • indicaine
  • diindium
  • nonindium
  • organoindium
  • radioindium
  • indicus
  • indica
  • índigo
  • índico
  • индюк
  • indigoblau
  • Indigo
  • indigofarben
  • vestindisk
  • indisk
  • ινδικός
  • vestindisk
  • indisk
  • 인듐
  • indium
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