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

  1. a Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous...

Ancestry of “هندو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianhndwk'an Indian
2Middle PersianhndIndia
3Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus

Words derived from “هندو

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