Where does “ഹിന്ദി” come from?

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

ഹിന്ദി (Malayalam): belonging or relating to India, anything Indian

Definitions

  1. belonging or relating to India, anything Indian

Ancestry of “ഹിന്ദി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहिंदीan Indian; a person of India; Indian
2PersianهندیIndian
3Persianهندcustom
4Middle PersianhndIndia
5Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Persian هند →