Where does “Delhi” come from?

Delhi comes from Hindi दिल्ली, whose ultimate origin and meaning are unknown.

Delhi (English): The Indian government

Definitions

  1. The Indian government

Ancestry of “Delhi”, step by step

Delhi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu دہلی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدہلیthreshold, doorstep
2Persianدهلی—

via Mongolian Дэлхий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MongolianДэлхийearth

Words derived from “Delhi”

Every word from Persian دهلی →