Where does “هند” come from?
هند (Persian) comes from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.
هند (Persian): custom
Ancestry of “هند”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | hnd | India |
| 2 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |