Where does “East Indian” come from?
East Indian (English) comes from English East Indies, from English Indies, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ.
East Indian (English): Of or pertaining to the people, products, or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the people, products, or...
Ancestry of “East Indian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | East Indies | plural of East Indie |
| 2 | English | Indies | The East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia and adjacent lands |
| 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 | — |