3 ms·
Why Hindu (the religion) and not Hindi (the language)?
by earth_walker 4y ago
Why Hindu (the religion) and not Hindi (the language)?
- Jedd 4y agoI really don't know. It's generally phrased as Hindu-originating - I can only speculate why it's now attached to a religious / social group rather than a language. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Hindu%E2%80%93Arabic_numeral_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Hindu%E2%80%93A...