Where does “हिंदुत्व” come from?

हिंदुत्व (Hindi) comes from Bengali হিন্দুত্ব, from Bengali হিন্দু, from Persian هندو, from Middle Persian hndwk', from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

हिंदुत्व (Hindi): Hindutva

Definitions

Hindutva

Ancestry of “हिंदुत्व”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Bengali	হিন্দুত্ব	Hinduness
2	Bengali	হিন্দু	Hindu
3	Persian	هندو	a Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous...
4	Middle Persian	hndwk'	an Indian
5	Middle Persian	hnd	India
6	Old Persian	𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁	India; people living beyond the Indus

Words derived from “हिंदुत्व”

Hinduness
ہندوتوا

Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Middle Persian hndwk' →