[Goanet]Origin of the Hindu

[Radhakrishnan Nair]

Sandeep Heble, in his othewise well-written post, does not say how the word 
'Hindu' originated. It has its origins in Persion. The Iranians called the 
Sindhu River 'Hindhu' as 'ha' is pronounced 'sa' in Persion. Thus the people 
who lived on the banks of the Sindhu came to be known as Hindus.

As he rightly mentions, the word originally had no religious connotations 
whatsoever.

Cheers,

RKN

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