Where does “hindeŭropa” come from?
hindeŭropa (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto hinda, from Hindi हिंदू, from Persian هندو, from Middle Persian hndwk', from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.
hindeŭropa (Esperanto): Indo-European
Definitions
- Indo-European
Ancestry of “hindeŭropa”, step by step
hindeŭropa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto hinda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | hinda | Indian |
| 2 | Hindi | हिंदू | A Hindu; Hindu |
| 3 | Persian | هندو | a Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | hndwk' | an Indian |
| 5 | Middle Persian | hnd | India |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
via Esperanto eŭropa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | eŭropa | — |