Where does “hindú” come from?

hindú (Spanish) comes from Persian هندو, from Middle Persian hndwk', from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

hindú (Spanish): Hindu, Hindustani; Indian

Definitions

  1. Hindu, Hindustani; Indian

Ancestry of “hindú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهندوa Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous...
2Middle Persianhndwk'an Indian
3Middle PersianhndIndia
4Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus

Words derived from “hindú”

Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Middle Persian hndwk' →