Where does “Indra” come from?

Indra comes from Sanskrit इन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Índras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Índras, of unknown ultimate origin.

Indra (English): The supreme deity in Vedism and the god of war and weather; also King of the Gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hinduism

Definitions

  1. The supreme deity in Vedism and the god of war and weather; also King of the Gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hinduism

Ancestry of “Indra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइन्द्रgod; Indra
2Proto-Indo-IranianÍndrasIndra
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Índras →Every word from Sanskrit इन्द्र →