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Where does “هندی” come from?

هندی (Persian) comes from Persian هند, from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

هندی (Persian): Indian

Definitions

  1. Indian

Ancestry of “هندی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهندcustom
2Middle PersianhndIndia
3Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus

Words derived from “هندی”

  • Hindi
  • hindi
  • 印地
  • 힌디어
  • హిందీ
  • हिंदी
  • ฮินดี
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