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Where does “hínduš” come from?
hínduš (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian síndʰuš, from Sanskrit सिन्धु॑.
Ancestry of “hínduš”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Indo-Iranian
síndʰuš
river, stream
2
Sanskrit
सिन्धु॑
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Words derived from “hínduš”
Indian
India
Indians
Hindu
Indies
hind
Hindi
Indus
hindsight
indigo
Hindustan
Ind
indica
Hindustani
indium
Indiaman
hindbrain
Indic
indite
hindfoot
hindgut
hindwing
hindquarter
Chindia
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