Where does “हिन्दी” come from?

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

हिन्दी (Hindi): Alternative spelling of हिंदी : an Indian; a...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of हिंदी : an Indian; a...

Ancestry of “हिन्दी”, step by step

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

Words derived from “हिन्दी

Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁Every word from Middle Persian hndEvery word from Persian هند