'Eastern-inspired' originates from English, specifically the elements 'Eastern' and 'inspired'. 'Eastern' derives from Old English 'ēast' (meaning 'east') combined with the adjectival suffix '-ern'; 'inspired' derives from Latin 'inspirare', where 'in-' meant 'into' and 'spirare' meant 'to breathe'.

'Eastern' changed from Old English 'ēast' to Middle English 'estern' and eventually became modern English 'eastern'. 'Inspired' changed from Latin 'inspirare' to Old French 'inspirer' and Middle English 'inspiren', eventually becoming the modern English past participle 'inspired'.

Initially, 'eastern' meant 'of or relating to the east' and 'inspired' originally meant 'breathed into' (often implying divine influence). As a compound, 'Eastern-inspired' evolved to mean 'influenced by Eastern styles, ideas, or aesthetics' in a cultural or stylistic sense.