Where does “хіндзі” come from?

хіндзі (Belarusian) comes from English Hindi, from Hindi हिंदी, from Persian هندی, from Persian هند, from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

хіндзі (Belarusian): the Hindi language

Definitions

  1. the Hindi language

Ancestry of “хіндзі”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHindiModern Standard Hindi, a standardized and...
2Hindiहिंदीan Indian; a person of India; Indian
3PersianهندیIndian
4Persianهندcustom
5Middle PersianhndIndia
6Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁Every word from Middle Persian hndEvery word from Persian هند