There are two words in Hindi today, Kohl and Kajaal, which refer to black makeup, often made with lead, worn under the eyes. If you look for the etymology of Kohl, you'll find that it is from Akkadian[0]. The Sanskrit word, from where the Hindi word is descended, shares the exact same meaning as the Akkadian word[1], and they sound almost the same. How is this possible, if not for a connection between Bronze Age Indic and Near Eastern cultures?
It is quite probable that the modern categories by which we divide religions, nations, cultures, people, are all flawed when brought into relief as this article does. Social interchange is far more complex than 19th century definitions of national identity.
It is quite probable that the modern categories by which we divide religions, nations, cultures, people, are all flawed when brought into relief as this article does. Social interchange is far more complex than 19th century definitions of national identity.
[0]https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gu%E1%B8%ABlum#Akkadian [1]https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/apte_query.py?qs=kajja...