Lesser Known Fact:

Though the name of Mohenjo Daro is thought to mean ‘Mound of the Dead’, there exist newer theories which speak of a hidden relationship in the name between the ancient people of the Indus Valley Civilization and their modern day Pakistani inheritors 1/n

The geographic name that was given to the Indus Valley Civilization was Meluhha, the word is said to be derived from the words Mel - Akam, meaning Highland country [1]. This name was used by the people of Mesopotamia and beyond when referring to the Indus basin (Pakistan).

With the decline of the IVC and arrival of the Aryans the name Sindhu was given to the Indus and it’s land and all names for the next 3000 years have been cognates to this initial name but there is still one hidden link b/w Meluhha and Pakistan.

The word ‘Mallah’ which means seafarer or seamen in various Pakistani languages as well as in Sindhi is said to have been derived from the word Meluhha. [2]
The Meluhhans were excellent seafarers and had sea trade with Mesopotamia and other regions.

According to A.H. Dani, this name with the passage of time got corrupted into Muhan or Mohan and it was this Mohan that was employed in the name of Mohenjo Daro i.e. ‘Mound of the Seafarers’ not ‘Mound of the Dead’ [3]

It was due to the personal understanding of Sindhi of the British personality who excavated in Mohenjo Daro for the first time that the name Mohenjo Daro was made into ‘Mound of The Dead’ and an interesting link was lost.

References:

[1] Indus Valley Civ - J. McIntosh

[2] Ancient Pakistan - M. Ahmed

[3] A Brief History of Pakistan - A.H. Dani

Note: This isn’t necessarily true but only a theory, albeit an interesting one hence the thread.