Where does “हिंद” come from?

हिंद (Hindi) comes from Persian هند, from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

Ancestry of “हिंद”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهندcustom
2Middle PersianhndIndia
3Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus

Words derived from “हिंद”

Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Persian هند →