'Hindavi' was _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A language
The Turks referred to the people east of the Indus as “Hindu”, their land as “Hindustan”, and their language as “Hindavi”.
NCERT (2026-27): “Hindu … The Arabs continued the Persian usage and called this region ‘al-Hind’ and its people ‘Hindi’. Later the Turks referred to the people east of the Indus as ‘Hindu’, their land as ‘Hindustan’, and their language as ‘Hindavi’. None of these expressions indicated the religious identity of the people. It was much later that the term developed religious connotations.” |