Where does “天竺” come from?
天竺 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 天竺, from Sanskrit हिन्दु, from Hindi हिंदू, from Persian هندو, from Middle Persian hndwk', from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.
天竺 (Japanese): foreign or exotic; overly spicy or hot; the sky,...
Definitions
- foreign or exotic; overly spicy or hot; the sky,...
Ancestry of “天竺”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Chinese | 天竺 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हिन्दु | — |
| 3 | Hindi | हिंदू | A Hindu; Hindu |
| 4 | Persian | هندو | a Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous... |
| 5 | Middle Persian | hndwk' | an Indian |
| 6 | Middle Persian | hnd | India |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |