Indianisation

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the BMAC substratebor.?
Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš
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Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš
Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ (síndhu)bor.
Proto-Iranian *hínduš
Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš)
Classical Persian هِنْد (hind)bor.
Old French Inde
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -iusnom.
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Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)influ.
Latin -iabor.
Old French -ie
Anglo-Norman indienbor.
Middle English Indien
English Indian
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ise
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -isation
English Indianisation

    From Indian + -isation.

    Noun

    Indianisation (uncountable)

    1. The act, process or result of Indianising.
    2. (historical) The practice, towards the end of the British Raj, of promoting Indian people to more senior positions in the civil service.

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