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
- Indonesian, a person from and/or living in...
Ancestry of “Indonesiër”, step by step
Indonesiër traces back through 3 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 Dutch er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | er | there; him, her, it, them; of them, of those |
| 2 | Old Dutch | iro | — |
via Afrikaans er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | er | The name of the Latin-script letter R |