Where does “Oudindisch” come from?
Oudindisch (Dutch) comes from Dutch Indisch, from Dutch Indië, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ.
Oudindisch (Dutch): Sanskrit; Pertaining to ancient India
Definitions
- Sanskrit; Pertaining to ancient India
Ancestry of “Oudindisch”, step by step
Oudindisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Indisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Indisch | Pertaining to the East Indies, especially the... |
| 2 | Dutch | Indië | East or West Indies |
| 3 | Latin | India | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδία | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 10 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |