Where does “χίντι” come from?

χίντι (Greek) comes 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.

χίντι (Greek): Hindi language

Definitions

  1. Hindi language

Ancestry of “χίντι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHindiModern Standard Hindi, a standardized and...
2Hindiहिंदीan Indian; a person of India; Indian
3PersianهندیIndian
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 →