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India's original name was 'Bharata'. It still is one of the legal names of the country as per the constitution. The name India has it's roots in Latin and not i
by deepGem 15y ago
India's original name was 'Bharata'. It still is one of the legal names of the country as per the constitution. The name India has it's roots in Latin and not in Sanskrit, the original language of Bharata.
Details here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_India
- w1ntermute 15y agoYeah, only the English language name uses "India". All the Indian language names are something like "भारत गणराज्य"/"Bhārat Gaṇarājya" (Hindi). > The name India has it's roots in Latin and not in Sanskrit Actually, the Latinate name originates from the Sanskrit name "Sindhu" for the Indus river, as it says in the Wikipedia article you linked.
- kubrickslair 15y agoBut for all practical purposes, most of North and Middle India do not use Bharat, but Hindustan- which was also derived from river Indus.
- deepGem 15y agoAah..didn't notice that. Thanks.