#Nuristani

Sāmapriya Vasu | ḫa-am-ap-ri-a-ma-u-iš

#IndoAryan faunal etymology!#Khowar òhc /ôht͡s/ ('bear'), loan from a #Nuristani language like #Waigali.Although cognate to #Sanskrit ŕ̥kṣaḣ, the Khowar form is probably not descended from it, i.e., not native to

According to Chinese pilgrim Song Yun (c.6th century CE), people of Punjab in his time worshiped Indra as their prime deity.While Indra worship has completely declined in Punjab, it still

Thread on Vedic Hindu Archaisms in Kalasha TribeThe Kalasha have a winter solstice festival called čawmós that lasts for 12 holy days. This name is actually derived from the Sanskrit

Biryani is NOT yours. Biryani is made from rice. Rice DOES NOT even grow in original Mughal homeland.The word Biryani is NOT Arabic, Persian or Turkic. It originally comes from

Now that THE HARDEST PLACE is out, I'm going to do a photo thread—there was only room in the book's photo insert for 20ish, but people I interviewed shared hundreds