Where does “hindu” come from?

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

hindu (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Hindu

Definitions

  1. a Hindu

Ancestry of “hindu”, 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 “hindu”

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