Where does “ਮਹਿੰਦੀ” come from?

ਮਹਿੰਦੀ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit मेन्धिका — henna.

ਮਹਿੰਦੀ (Punjabi): henna plant and dye

Definitions

  1. henna plant and dye

Ancestry of “ਮਹਿੰਦੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमेन्धिकाhenna
Every word from Sanskrit मेन्धिका