Question

from which language the word "india"is drived from ​

Answer 1

Answer:

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.

The word Hindu or Indu was used by the Greeks for people living beyond the Indus river. Around 4th Century BCE, Megasthenes' ‘Indica' epitomizes the name of India and Indians.

‘Sindhu', means Ocean or a river and since Indus river, the Persian name for the river was ‘Darya'. Since its one of the largest river of Asia with length of 3,610km and a basin of 1,165,000sq.km. the name is justified.

Answer 2

Answer:

The name India is derived from the river Indus.