Where does “सिन्धु” come from?

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

सिन्धु (Sanskrit): a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea

Definitions

  1. a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea

Ancestry of “सिन्धु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
3Sanskritसिन्धु॑—

Words derived from “सिन्धु”

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