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Where does “indoeuropeistica” come from?

indoeuropeistica (Italian) comes from Italian indoeuropeo, 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.

indoeuropeistica (Italian): Indo-European studies

Definitions

  1. Indo-European studies

Ancestry of “indoeuropeistica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianindoeuropeoIndoeuropean
2Italianindo-indo-
3LatinIndia—
4Ancient GreekἸνδία—
5Ancient GreekἸνδόςan inhabitant of India or the Indian...
6Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
7Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
8Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
9Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
10Sanskritसिन्धु॑—
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