Where does “हिंदुस्तान” come from?

हिंदुस्तान (Hindi) comes from Persian هندوستان, from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

हिंदुस्तान (Hindi): Hindustan

Definitions

  1. Hindustan

Ancestry of “हिंदुस्तान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianهندوستانIndia
2Persianـستان-istan, -estan, -stan
3Middle Persian-stʾn'makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
4Proto-Indo-IranianstáHnamthe act of standing; position, location, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “हिंदुस्तान”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m →Every word from Middle Persian -stʾn' →