Where does “Indian” come from?

Indian derives from Anglo-Norman indien, a term applied to inhabitants and products of the lands reached by European exploration.

Indian (English): Of or relating to India or its people; or of the...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	indien	—
2	Old French	indien	Indian
3	Old French	Inde	India
4	Latin	India	—
5	Ancient Greek	Ἰνδία	—
6	Ancient Greek	Ἰνδός	an inhabitant of India or the Indian...
7	Old Persian	𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁	India; people living beyond the Indus
8	Sanskrit	सिन्धु	a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
9	Proto-Indo-Aryan	síndʰuṣ	river, ocean; flow
10	Proto-Indo-Iranian	síndʰuš	river, stream
11	Sanskrit	सिन्धु॑	—