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Where does “indiānis” come from?

indiānis (Latvian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš.

indiānis (Latvian): a male member of one of the indigenous peoples of...

Definitions

  1. a male member of one of the indigenous peoples of...

Ancestry of “indiānis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianIndijaIndia
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—

Words derived from “indiānis”

  • indiāniete
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