Origin of the name "Sindhu" literally means "River" and "Sea . " Thus the word Sindhu, is Sanskritfor river or " sea " .
Origin of the name "Sindhu" means "River" and "Sea " in Classical Sanskrit. In the preceding Vedic Sanskrit, it was derived from the Dravidian word " Cintu " , meaning date-palm which grows abundantly in the region. Southworth, Franklin. The Reconstruction of Prehistoric South Asian Language Contact (1990) p. 228Burrow, T. Dravidian Etymology Dictionary p. 227
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, meaning date-palm which grows abundantly in the region. Southworth, Franklin. The Reconstruction of Prehistoric South Asian Language Contact (1990) p. 228Burrow, T. Dravidian Etymology Dictionary p. 227