Where does “һинд” come from?

һинд (Bashkir) comes from Persian هند, from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

һинд (Bashkir): an Indian person; Indus river; Indian

Definitions

  1. an Indian person; Indus river; Indian

Ancestry of “һинд”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهندcustom
2Middle PersianhndIndia
3Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁Every word from Middle Persian hndEvery word from Persian هند
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