The word “Hindi” is built on ancient words that mean "Related to India" (or #Hindu).
The word "Hindu" is built on ancient words that mean ... Indian (that entry explains the geographic feature that names the inhabitants of that area).
The mountain-range #HinduKush means "Indian Killer," from the high fatality-rate experienced by Persians' Indian-slaves who tried to cross it in the winter (or from some other folk-etymology ... maybe related to the 'killer' |Marijuana grown in the area 💁)
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