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Vernacular of any country is peek into its past, more so for a complex and large country like India.

Through the list of colloquial & Sanskrit words in India we attempt to unravel layers of her history.

Phrase	Meaning	Origin
Ananas	Pineapple	The Pineapples were introduced in India by Portuguese settlers. In Spanish pineapples are called ananá ("ananás", in Spain and Argentina) or piña, principally in Hispanic American countries. Many languages, including Hindi use the native term ananas. They have varying names in Indian languages: annachi pazham (Tamil), anarosh (Bengali), and in Malayalam, kaitha chakka. In Malay, pineapples are known as "nanas" or "nenas"
Ashva	Horse	A derived word in Sanskrit for horse: a-shva(dog) - one that is not dog i.e horse. Out of thousands of seals found in Indus Valley Civilization(IVC), not a single seal consists of picture of horse which was an important constituent in the later Vedic age. The absense of horse in IVC is the single biggest contributer in Aryan invasion or migration theory. Horses are not native to Indian subcontintent and hence had to be introduced from outside.

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