Where does “ہندوتوا” come from?

ہندوتوا (Urdu) comes from Hindi हिंदुत्व, from Bengali হিন্দুত্ব, from Bengali হিন্দু, from Persian هندو, from Middle Persian hndwk', from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

ہندوتوا (Urdu): Hindutva

Definitions

  1. Hindutva

Ancestry of “ہندوتوا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहिंदुत्वHindutva
2Bengaliহিন্দুত্বHinduness
3Bengaliহিন্দুHindu
4Persianهندوa Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous...
5Middle Persianhndwk'an Indian
6Middle PersianhndIndia
7Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Middle Persian hndwk' →