Where does “intiansitrusheinä” come from?
intiansitrusheinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Intia, 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.
intiansitrusheinä (Finnish): West Indian lemon grass, lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus)
Definitions
- West Indian lemon grass, lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus)
Ancestry of “intiansitrusheinä”, step by step
intiansitrusheinä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Intia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Intia | 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 Finnish heinä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heinä | hay; grass; any similar plant, such as sedge |
| 2 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |