English
Sindh
Sindh comes from Sanskrit सिन्धु ‘river’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš ‘the region surrounding the Indus, Sindh’.
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*síndʰuš‘the region surrounding the Indus, Sindh’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*síndʰuṣreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसिन्धुsindhu‘river’
- Urdumodernسِنْدھsindh
- EnglishtodaySindh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*síndʰuš‘the region surrounding the Indus, Sindh’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*síndʰuṣreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसिन्धुsindhu‘river’
- Urdumodernسِنْدھsindh
- EnglishtodaySindh
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš ‘the region surrounding the Indus, Sindh’
Today it means
name A populated province in southeastern Pakistan, notably the region in which the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation flourished. Capital: Karachi.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš / Sindh