Etymograph

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Sandia

Sandia comes from Spanish sandía ‘watermelon’, from Arabic سِنْدِيَّة ‘Sindhi’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš ‘the Indus river’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*síndʰuš‘the Indus river’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*síndʰuṣreconstructed
  3. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसिन्धु‘a river, stream (especially the Indus’
  4. Arabicc. 500–presentسِنْدِيَّة‘Sindhi’
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentsandía‘watermelon’
  6. EnglishtodaySandia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*síndʰuš‘the Indus river’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*síndʰuṣreconstructed
  3. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसिन्धु‘a river, stream (especially the Indus’
  4. Arabicc. 500–presentسِنْدِيَّة‘Sindhi’
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentsandía‘watermelon’
  6. EnglishtodaySandia

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš ‘the Indus river’

indigo, indium, 1 more

Today it means

noun A Southern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe in New Mexico.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš / Sandia

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