History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s17.t5.22

v1.c7.s17.t5.22

Carra de Vaux⁵ has suggested that the word *Hind* does not probably mean India but is really derived from *ènd* (or *hènd*) signifying "measure," "arithmetic" or "geometry." He concludes that the expression "the signs of *hind*" means "the arithmetical signs" and not "the signs of India." As regards the use of the adjective *hindi* by certain scholars in connection with the numerals, he conjectures that it has probably been employed through confusion for *hindasi*.