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Sandia Mountains
Sandia Mountains comes from Spanish sandía ‘watermelon’, from Arabic سِنْدِيَّة ‘Sindhi’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš ‘the Indus river’.
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*síndʰuš‘the Indus river’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*síndʰuṣreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसिन्धु‘a river, stream (especially the Indus’
- Arabicc. 500–presentسِنْدِيَّة‘Sindhi’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsandía‘watermelon’
- EnglishtodaySandia Mountains
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*síndʰuš‘the Indus river’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*síndʰuṣreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसिन्धु‘a river, stream (especially the Indus’
- Arabicc. 500–presentسِنْدِيَّة‘Sindhi’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsandía‘watermelon’
- EnglishtodaySandia Mountains
The story
Borrowed from Spanish sandía (‘watermelon’), which is popularly believed to be a reference to the reddish color of the mountains at sunset.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš ‘the Indus river’
Today it means
name A mountain range east of the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the southwestern United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš / Sandia Mountains