Where does “հինդի” come from?

հինդի (Armenian) comes from Hindi हिन्दी, from Persian هندی, from Persian هند, from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

հինդի (Armenian): Hindi

Definitions

Hindi

Ancestry of “հինդի”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hindi	हिन्दी	Alternative spelling of हिंदी : an Indian; a...
2	Persian	هندی	Indian
3	Persian	هند	custom
4	Middle Persian	hnd	India
5	Old Persian	𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁	India; people living beyond the Indus

Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Persian هند →