Where does “hindiphone” come from?
hindiphone (French) comes from French hindi, from English Hindi, from Hindi हिंदी, from Persian هندی, from Persian هند, from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.
hindiphone (French): Hindi-speaking; An Hindi-speaking person
Definitions
- Hindi-speaking; An Hindi-speaking person
Ancestry of “hindiphone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | hindi | Hindi; one of the official languages of India |
| 2 | English | Hindi | Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and... |
| 3 | Hindi | हिंदी | an Indian; a person of India; Indian |
| 4 | Persian | هندی | Indian |
| 5 | Persian | هند | custom |
| 6 | Middle Persian | hnd | India |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |