Where does “Sandia” come from?

Sandia (English) comes from Spanish sandía, from Andalusian Arabic سَنْدِيَّة, from Arabic سِنْدِيَّة, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš, from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑.

Sandia (English): A Southern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe in New Mexico

Definitions

  1. A Southern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe in New Mexico

Ancestry of “Sandia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsandíawatermelon
2Andalusian Arabicسَنْدِيَّة—
3ArabicسِنْدِيَّةSindhi
4Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
5Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
6Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
7Sanskritसिन्धु॑—
Every word from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ →