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
- a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
Ancestry of “सिन्धु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |
Words derived from “सिन्धु”