Where does “Hindiness” come from?
Hindiness (English) comes from English Hindi, from Hindi हिंदी, from Persian هندی, from Persian هند, from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.
Hindiness (English): The quality or state of being Hindi
Definitions
- The quality or state of being Hindi
Ancestry of “Hindiness”, step by step
Hindiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hindi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hindi | Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and... |
| 2 | Hindi | हिंदी | an Indian; a person of India; Indian |
| 3 | Persian | هندی | Indian |
| 4 | Persian | هند | custom |
| 5 | Middle Persian | hnd | India |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |