the Indies · the East Indies · synonym of Indonesië (“Indonesia”); used to refer to the territory and cultural sphere of Indonesia, irrespective of its political status
köken: Borrowed from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).
köken: Learned borrowing from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hiⁿdu-), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *síndʰuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš.