Where does “बंदी” come from?

बंदी (Hindi) comes from Hindi बंदा, from Persian بنده, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎭𐎣, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

बंदी (Hindi): prisoner, captive; bard, one who praises or...

Definitions

  1. prisoner, captive; bard, one who praises or...

Ancestry of “बंदी”, step by step

बंदी traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बंदा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबंदाa man, person; a servant, slave; used to refer to...
2Persianبندهservant; slave; API •
3Old Persian𐎲𐎭𐎣loyal subject, servant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Sanskrit बन्दिन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबन्दिन्prisoner, captive
2Persianبندیprisoner
3Persianبندband, tie, fastening, ligature, bandage, chain,...
4Proto-Iranian*bandáh—

via Marathi बंद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiबंदclosed; stopped; confined
2Classical Persianبند—

Words derived from “बंदी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Old Persian 𐎲𐎭𐎣 →Every word from Persian بنده →