Where does “भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप” come from?

भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप (Hindi) comes from Hindi उपमहाद्वीप, from Hindi महाद्वीप, 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.

भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप (Hindi): Indian subcontinent

Definitions

  1. Indian subcontinent

Ancestry of “भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप”, step by step

भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi उपमहाद्वीप

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiउपमहाद्वीपsubcontinent
2Hindiमहाद्वीपcontinent
3Hindiद्वीपisland
4Sanskritद्वीपisland, peninsula, sandbank; division of the...
5Proto-Indo-IraniandwiHpásisland
6Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Hindi भारतीय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiभारतीयIndian; Hindustani
2Sanskritभारतीय
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́psEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás
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