Where does “𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁” come from?

𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (Old Persian) comes from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš, from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑.

𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (Old Persian): India; people living beyond the Indus

Definitions

  1. India; people living beyond the Indus

Ancestry of “𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁”, step by step

𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सिन्धु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
2Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
4Sanskritसिन्धु॑—

via Proto-Iranian hínduš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianhínduš—

Words derived from “𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁”

Every word from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ →