Where does “Ἰνδολέτης” come from?

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

Ἰνδολέτης (Ancient Greek): Indian-killer, epithet of Dionysus

Definitions

  1. Indian-killer, epithet of Dionysus

Ancestry of “Ἰνδολέτης”, step by step

Ἰνδολέτης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἰνδός

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

via Ancient Greek ὄλλυμι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὄλλυμιI destroy, make an end of; I lose; to perish,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃elh₁-to fall, to collapse; to destroy/be destroyed
Every word from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰušEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ
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