Where does “vestindisk” come from?
vestindisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk indisk, from Latin Indicus, from Ancient Greek ἰνδικός, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ.
vestindisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): West Indian
Definitions
- West Indian
Ancestry of “vestindisk”, step by step
vestindisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk indisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | indisk | Indian |
| 2 | Latin | Indicus | of India |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰνδικός | Indian, Indic |
| 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 | — |