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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

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

Words derived from “𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁”

  • India
  • Hindu
  • Indonesia
  • Indies
  • Hindi
  • Indus
  • Hindustan
  • Ind
  • indica
  • Hindustani
  • indium
  • Indiaman
  • Hinduization
  • Hinduness
  • Hinduistic
  • Hindudom
  • Hinduist
  • Hinduize
  • trimethylindium
  • indide
  • Hinduphobia
  • indicaine
  • organoindium
  • radioindium
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