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India is derived from "Hindu". It rhymes and in some languages, it is the same.
by csomar 5y ago
India is derived from "Hindu". It rhymes and in some languages, it is the same.
- chupchap 5y agoIndia is derived from the river Indus. As in the land around and beyond the Indus. Hindus came later as a way to describe the people and religion of the people in the region. Now it refers to the religion alone and not the people.