Where does “天竺” come from?

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

天竺 (Chinese): India

Definitions

  1. India

Ancestry of “天竺”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianhndwk'an Indian
2Middle PersianhndIndia
3Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Middle Persian hndwk' →