The story
- Sanskrit · derived from*स्तिन्त“wet”
- Punjabi · borrowed fromਥਿੰਦ
- English todayThind
Borrowed from Punjabi ਥਿੰਦ (thind), which is inherited from Sanskrit *स्तिन्त (*stinta, “wet”), from स्तिम् (stim, “to become wet or moist; to become fixed or immovable”). Cognate with Palula síndu. See Punjabi ਥਿੰਦਾ (thindā) for more information.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.