Etymology

Sindhi

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to Sindh, the Sindhi language or the Sindhi people. Full definition →

Sindhi سِنْڌِي (sindhī) ← Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu) ← Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš
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  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
  2. Sanskritसिन्धु (sindhu)
  3. Sindhiسِنْڌُ (sindhu)
  4. Sindhiـِي (-ī)
  5. Sindhiسِنْڌِي (sindhī)
  6. English todaySindhi

Borrowed from Sindhi سِنْڌِي (sindhī). By surface analysis, Sindh + -i. Distant doublet of Hindi.

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