Where does “হিন্দু” come from?

হিন্দু (Bengali) comes from Persian هندو, from Middle Persian hndwk', from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

হিন্দু (Bengali): Hindu

Definitions

Hindu

Ancestry of “হিন্দু”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	هندو	a Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous...
2	Middle Persian	hndwk'	an Indian
3	Middle Persian	hnd	India
4	Old Persian	𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁	India; people living beyond the Indus

Words derived from “হিন্দু”

Hinduness
হিন্দুত্ব
হিন্দুকরণ
हिंदुत्व
ہندوتوا

Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Middle Persian hndwk' →