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1 year agoThe term "Hindu" originates in Old Persian.
Explanation:The term "Hindu" originates in Old Persian, which derived these designations from the Sanskrit name Sindhu (), which refers to the Indus River. "Indus" (for the river) and "India" (for the country) are Greek cognates of the same name (for the land of the river).
The term Hindu is a misnomer. The Indo-Aryan and Sanskrit word Sindhu, which means "a great body of water" and includes "river, ocean," is the source of the name Hindu. It was used to refer to the Indus River's tributaries as well as the river itself.
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