Where does “hindi” come from?

hindi (Romanian) comes from French hindi, from English Hindi, from Hindi हिंदी, from Persian هندی, from Persian هند, from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

hindi (Romanian): Hindi

Definitions

  1. Hindi

Ancestry of “hindi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchhindiHindi; one of the official languages of India
2EnglishHindiModern Standard Hindi, a standardized and...
3Hindiहिंदीan Indian; a person of India; Indian
4PersianهندیIndian
5Persianهندcustom
6Middle PersianhndIndia
7Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Persian هند →