Where does “Indians” come from?
Indians derives from Anglo-Norman indien, ultimately referring to inhabitants or things from India.
Indians (English): plural of Indian
Definitions
- plural of Indian
Ancestry of “Indians”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Indian | Of or relating to India or its people; or of the... |
| 2 | Middle French | indien | — |
| 3 | Old French | indien | Indian |
| 4 | Old French | Inde | India |
| 5 | Latin | India | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδία | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 9 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 12 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |