Where does “Mhindu” come from?

Mhindu (Swahili) comes from Hindi हिंदू, from Persian هندو, from Middle Persian hndwk', from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

Mhindu (Swahili): Hindu

Definitions

  1. Hindu

Ancestry of “Mhindu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiहिंदूA Hindu; Hindu
2Persianهندوa Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous...
3Middle Persianhndwk'an Indian
4Middle PersianhndIndia
5Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Middle Persian hndwk' →