Where does “Indonesia” come from?

Indonesia derives from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sindʰus and síndʰuš, ultimately referring to the Indus River.

Ancestry of “Indonesia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνῆσοςisland

Words derived from “Indonesia

Every word from Ancient Greek νῆσος