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Where does “Indonesiër” come from?

Indonesiër (Dutch) 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.

Indonesiër (Dutch): Indonesian, a person from and/or living in...

Definitions

  1. Indonesian, a person from and/or living in...

Ancestry of “Indonesiër”, step by step

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—
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