Where does “Hindoestaan” come from?

Hindoestaan (Dutch) comes from Persian هندوستانی, from Persian هندوستان, from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Hindoestaan (Dutch): an Indian-Surinamese person, a Surinamese person of Indian descent

Definitions

  1. an Indian-Surinamese person, a Surinamese person of Indian descent

Ancestry of “Hindoestaan”, step by step

Hindoestaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian هندوستانی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianهندوستانیIndian; Hindustani
2PersianهندوستانIndia
3Persianـستان-istan, -estan, -stan
4Middle Persian-stʾn'makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
5Proto-Indo-IranianstáHnamthe act of standing; position, location, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Hindi हिन्दुस्तानी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहिन्दुस्तानीIndia

Words derived from “Hindoestaan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m →Every word from Middle Persian -stʾn' →