Where does “द्वीपसमूह” come from?

द्वीपसमूह (Hindi) comes from Hindi द्वीप, from Sanskrit द्वीप, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

द्वीपसमूह (Hindi): archipelago, islands

Definitions

  1. archipelago, islands

Ancestry of “द्वीपसमूह”, step by step

द्वीपसमूह traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi द्वीप

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiद्वीपisland
2Sanskritद्वीपisland, peninsula, sandbank; division of the...
3Proto-Indo-IraniandwiHpásisland
4Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Hindi समूह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसमूहgroup; a community, association; block
2Sanskritसमूहa collection, assemblage, aggregate, heap,...
3Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
4Sanskritआसto have been
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

via Marathi द्वीप

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiद्वीप
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́psEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás