Where does “हिंदी” come from?

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

हिंदी (Hindi): an Indian; a person of India; Indian

Definitions

  1. an Indian; a person of India; Indian

Ancestry of “हिंदी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianهندیIndian
2Persianهندcustom
3Middle PersianhndIndia
4Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus

Words derived from “हिंदी”

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