Where does “天竺” come from?

天竺 (Middle Chinese) comes 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.

Ancestry of “天竺”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहिन्दुa Hindu
2HindiहिंदूA Hindu; Hindu
3Persianهندوa Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous...
4Middle Persianhndwk'an Indian
5Middle PersianhndIndia
6Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus

Words derived from “天竺

Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁Every word from Middle Persian hndEvery word from Middle Persian hndwk'