Where does “dinde” come from?

dinde (French) comes from French Inde, from Persian هند, from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

dinde (French): turkey-hen (a female turkey)

Definitions

  1. turkey-hen (a female turkey)

Ancestry of “dinde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchInde—
2Persianهندcustom
3Middle PersianhndIndia
4Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus

Words derived from “dinde”

Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Persian هند →