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Where does “Indo-Asian” come from?

Indo-Asian (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Indo-Asian (English): Of or pertaining to Indo-Asia; Having mixed...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Indo-Asia; Having mixed...

Ancestry of “Indo-Asian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishān—
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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