यवन

Sanskrit

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Definitions
  • a foreigner, barbarian not part of the four-tiers of varna

Etymology

Borrowed from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑁄𑀦 derived from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (Ionia, Greek, Ionian) borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἴων (Ion, an Ionian, ancestor of the Ionians, Ionian).

Origin

Ancient Greek

Ἴων

Gloss

Ion, an Ionian, ancestor of the Ionians, Ionian

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