Where does “ہندو” come from?

ہندو (Ushojo) comes from Urdu ہندو, from Persian هندو, from Middle Persian hndwk', from Middle Persian hnd, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 — India; people living beyond the Indus.

ہندو (Ushojo): Hindu

Definitions

Hindu

Ancestry of “ہندو”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Urdu	ہندو	Hindu, a follower of Hinduism
2	Persian	هندو	a Hindu, a practitioner of India's indigenous...
3	Middle Persian	hndwk'	an Indian
4	Middle Persian	hnd	India
5	Old Persian	𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁	India; people living beyond the Indus

Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 →Every word from Middle Persian hnd →Every word from Middle Persian hndwk' →