Where does “हिंद महासागर” come from?

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

Ancestry of “हिंद महासागर”, step by step

हिंद महासागर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi हिंद

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hindi	हिंद	—
2	Persian	هند	custom
3	Middle Persian	hnd	India
4	Old Persian	𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁	India; people living beyond the Indus

via Hindi महासागर

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hindi	महासागर	ocean
2	Sanskrit	महासागर	—

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