Where does “Hindu” come from?
Hindu comes from Persian هندو, from Middle Persian hndwk', from Sanskrit सिन्धु, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš, a word referring to a river.
Hindu (English): Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and...
Ancestry of “Hindu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | هندو | a Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | hndwk' | an Indian |
| 3 | Middle Persian | hnd | India |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
Words derived from “Hindu”