Where does “Hintçe” come from?

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

Hintçe (Turkish): Hindi (language)

Definitions

  1. Hindi (language)

Ancestry of “Hintçe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishHintIndian, a person from India or of Indian descent
2Persianهندcustom
3Middle PersianhndIndia
4Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Persian هند →