Where does “هندو” come from?
هندو (Persian) comes from Middle Persian hndwk', from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.
هندو (Persian): a Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous...
Definitions
- a Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous...
Ancestry of “هندو”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | hndwk' | an Indian |
| 2 | Middle Persian | hnd | India |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
Words derived from “هندو”