who coined the word Hindustan? What changes it has undergone?
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the Muslim's king called india as hindustan
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Hindustan is derived from the Persian word Hindū cognate with the Sanskrit Sindhu.[8] The Proto-Iranian sound change *s > h occurred between 850–600 BCE, according to Asko Parpola.[9] Hence, the Rigvedic sapta sindhava (the land of seven rivers) became hapta hindu in the Avesta. It was said to be the "fifteenth domain" created by Ahura Mazda, apparently a land of 'abnormal heat'.[10] In 515 BCE, Darius I annexed the Indus valley including Sindhu, the present day Sindh, which was called Hindu in Persian.[11] During the time of Xerxes, the term "Hindu" was also applied to the lands to the east of Indus.[8]
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