Where does “Indiahav” come from?
Indiahav (Faroese) comes from Faroese India, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš.
Indiahav (Faroese): Indian Ocean
Definitions
- Indian Ocean
Ancestry of “Indiahav”, step by step
Indiahav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese India
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | India | India |
| 2 | Latin | India | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 6 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 9 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |
via Faroese hav
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | hav | sea, ocean between two lands; a lifting stone;... |
| 2 | Faroese | hevja | to lift, to raise |
| 3 | Old Norse | hefja | to heave, lift, raise; to exalt, raise in rank;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | habjaną | to have, to hold; to lift, heave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyé- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |