Question

from which language is the word India derived​

Answer 1

Answer:

The English term is from Greek Indika (cf. Megasthenes' work Indica) or Indía (Ἰνδία), via Latin transliteration India. The name derives ultimately from Sanskrit Sindhu (सिन्धु), which was the name of the Indus River as well as the lower Indus basin (modern Sindh, in Pakistan).

Answer 2

Explanation:

Origin of word ‘India' is from ‘Indus' the main river along which the entire Indus valley civilization was formed. Though the word ‘Indus' has derived from Old Persian word, ‘Hindu' which stems from Sanskrit word ‘Sindhu', which was the name of river Indus.