South Asia (a geographic region of Asia, comprising all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives))
köken: Sino-Vietnamese word from 南亞.
cmn南亞語系 /南亚语系
Etimoloji
Borrowed from German Austroasiatisch, austroasiatisch, coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. Equivalent to austro- + Aziatisch.