Where does “인도차이나” come from?
인도차이나 (Korean) comes from English Indochina, from French Indochine, from French Indo-, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु.
Ancestry of “인도차이나”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Indochina | — |
| 2 | French | Indochine | an orange-brown color |
| 3 | French | Indo- | Indo |
| 4 | Latin | India | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδία | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 8 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 11 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |