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Where does “indocinese” come from?

indocinese (Italian) comes from Italian indo-, 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.

indocinese (Italian): Indo-Chinese

Definitions

  1. Indo-Chinese

Ancestry of “indocinese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianindo-indo-
2LatinIndia—
3Ancient GreekἸνδία—
4Ancient GreekἸνδόςan inhabitant of India or the Indian...
5Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
6Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
7Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
8Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
9Sanskritसिन्धु॑—
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