Where does “印地” come from?
印地 (Chinese) comes from Hindi हिंदी, from Persian هندی, from Persian هند, from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.
印地 (Chinese): Hindi
Ancestry of “印地”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | हिंदी | an Indian; a person of India; Indian |
| 2 | Persian | هندی | Indian |
| 3 | Persian | هند | custom |
| 4 | Middle Persian | hnd | India |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |