Where does “indiāniete” come from?
indiāniete (Latvian) comes from Latvian indiānis, from Latvian Indija, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ.
indiāniete (Latvian): a Amerindian, a member of one of the indigenous...
Definitions
- a Amerindian, a member of one of the indigenous...
Ancestry of “indiāniete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | indiānis | a male member of one of the indigenous peoples of... |
| 2 | Latvian | Indija | India |
| 3 | Latin | India | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδία | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 10 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |