Where does “Rhinoceros indicus” come from?

Rhinoceros indicus (Translingual) comes from Latin Indicus, from Ancient Greek ἰνδικός, 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.

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Ancestry of “Rhinoceros indicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIndicusof India
2Ancient GreekἰνδικόςIndian, Indic
3Ancient GreekἸνδία
4Ancient GreekἸνδόςan inhabitant of India or the Indian...
5Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
6Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
7Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
8Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
9Sanskritसिन्धु॑
Every word from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑
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