Where does “हिंदू” come from?

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

हिंदू (Hindi): A Hindu; Hindu

Definitions

  1. A Hindu; Hindu

Ancestry of “हिंदू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهندوa Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous...
2Middle Persianhndwk'an Indian
3Middle PersianhndIndia
4Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus

Words derived from “हिंदू”

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