Where does “anti-Hindu” come from?

anti-Hindu (English) comes from English Hindu, from Persian هندو, from Middle Persian hndwk', from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

anti-Hindu (English): Against or opposing Hindus

Definitions

  1. Against or opposing Hindus

Ancestry of “anti-Hindu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHinduOf, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and...
2Persianهندوa Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous...
3Middle Persianhndwk'an Indian
4Middle PersianhndIndia
5Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
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