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.
Ancestry of “dinde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Inde | — |
| 2 | Persian | هند | custom |
| 3 | Middle Persian | hnd | India |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |