Where does “यवनिका” come from?

यवनिका (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit यवन, from Prakrit 𑀬𑁄𑀦, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.

यवनिका (Sanskrit): a Greek woman

Definitions

  1. a Greek woman

Ancestry of “यवनिका”, step by step

यवनिका traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit यवन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयवनa foreigner, barbarian not part of the four-tiers...
2Prakrit𑀬𑁄𑀦—
3Old Persian𐎹𐎢𐎴Ionia
4Ancient GreekἼωνone of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
5Ancient GreekἸᾱ́ϝωνIonian

via Sanskrit इका

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइका—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴων →Every word from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 →