Where does “dindon” come from?

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

dindon (French): turkeycock

Definitions

  1. turkeycock

Ancestry of “dindon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdindeturkey-hen (a female turkey)
2FrenchInde—
3Persianهندcustom
4Middle PersianhndIndia
5Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus

Words derived from “dindon”

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