Where does “indier” come from?
indier (Swedish) comes from Dutch Indië, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš.
indier (Swedish): Indian; person from India
Definitions
- Indian; person from India
Ancestry of “indier”, step by step
indier traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Indië
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Indië | East or West Indies |
| 2 | Latin | India | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 6 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 9 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |
via Dutch er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | er | there; him, her, it, them; of them, of those |
| 2 | Old Dutch | iro | — |
via Swedish Indien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Indien | — |