Complex sentence: Originally known by their ancient name "Abdali", which may derive from the more ancient "Ebodalo" (Bactrian: "ηβοδαλο"/ "Hephthalites"), they have been called "Durrani" since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747.
Split into simpler sentences: Originally known by their ancient name "Abdali", which may derive from the more ancient "Ebodalo" (Bactrian: "ηβοδαλο"/ "Hephthalites"). They have been called "Durrani" since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747.