Where does “Hint” come from?

Hint (Turkish) comes from Persian هند, from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

Ancestry of “Hint”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	هند	custom
2	Middle Persian	hnd	India
3	Old Persian	𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁	India; people living beyond the Indus

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