Where does “sandía” come from?
sandía (Asturian) comes from Arabic سِنْدِيَّة, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš, from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑.
sandía (Asturian): watermelon
Ancestry of “sandía”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | سِنْدِيَّة | Sindhi |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |