Where does “dindonneau” come from?

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

dindonneau (French): turkey poult

Definitions

  1. turkey poult

Ancestry of “dindonneau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdindonturkeycock
2Frenchdindeturkey-hen (a female turkey)
3FrenchInde—
4Persianهندcustom
5Middle PersianhndIndia
6Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Persian هند →