Where does “Indra” come from?
Indra comes from Sanskrit इन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Índras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Índras, of unknown ultimate origin.
Ancestry of “Indra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | इन्द्र | god; Indra |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Índras | — |