English
Jai Hind
Jai Hind comes from Hindi जय हिंद.
- Hindic. 1500–presentजय हिंदjay hind
- EnglishtodayJai Hind
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hindic. 1500–presentजय हिंदjay hind
- EnglishtodayJai Hind
A compound of जय ‘hail to, victory’ + हिंद ‘India’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷey- ‘to win, conquer’
Sanskrit जि ‘to win’
Sanskrit जय ‘victory’
Hindi जय ‘hail to, victory’
Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus ‘river’
Old Persian hiⁿdūš
Middle Persian hnd
Classical Persian هند
Hindi हिंद ‘India’
The story
Coined by Subhas Chandra Bose, an Indian freedom activist.
Every English word from Hindi जय हिंद
Today it means
intj "Victory to India", a patriotic slogan raised to salute or celebrate India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hindi जय हिंद / Jai Hind