Where does “ہندی” come from?

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

ہندی (Urdu): belonging or relating to India, anything Indian

Definitions

  1. belonging or relating to India, anything Indian

Ancestry of “ہندی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianهندیIndian
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 →