Where does “ज़िंदा” come from?

ज़िंदा (Hindi) comes from Persian زنده, from Middle Persian zyndk'.

ज़िंदा (Hindi): alive

Definitions

  1. alive

Ancestry of “ज़िंदा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزندهalive
2Middle Persianzyndk'—
Every word from Middle Persian zyndk' →Every word from Persian زنده →