Where does “Hindustani” come from?
Hindustani derives from Hindi हिंदुस्तानी, from Persian هندوستانی combining Persian ستان meaning "land" with Middle Persian hndwk', from Sanskrit सिन्धु, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-.
Hindustani (English): Related to India, or historically the entire...
Definitions
- Related to India, or historically the entire...
Ancestry of “Hindustani”, step by step
Hindustani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi हिंदुस्तानी
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | हिंदुस्तानी | India; a person from India; a South Asian |
| 2 | Urdu | ہندوستانی | of or pertaining to India; a person from India;... |
| 3 | Persian | هندوستانی | Indian; Hindustani |
| 4 | Persian | هندوستان | India |
| 5 | Persian | ـستان | -istan, -estan, -stan |
| 6 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stáHnam | the act of standing; position, location, place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via French hindoustani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hindoustani | — |