The Iranian word “Kuruš”, which is written as Cyrus and pronounced incorrectly as “sairas”, is related to the Sanskrit “Kuru” - the very family which is immortalized in the Mahābhārata epic.
https://twitter.com/statedept/status/1321461525564084224
My opinion is that the word “kuruš” is also at the root of the word “Kurd” - the tribe speaking an Iranic language and living also in Turkey and Iraq. The word “kuruš” is most likely related in meaning to Sanskrit “karša” कर्ष meaning “farming”. These were farming civilizations.
Calling themselves “farming people” is a very common endonym of various nations. Another example is “Poland” (literally, the country of “field people”). This is a simple way to contrast themselves, especially if they are surrounded by nomadic tribes relying on hunting-gathering.
The word “Ārya” another commonly used endonym also refers to agricultural practices. The word “Āryam” means irrigated land in Sanskrit.
Obviously, idiots in the colonial era were not able to put together such a commonsensical observation.
Obviously, idiots in the colonial era were not able to put together such a commonsensical observation.
https://twitter.com/vakibs/status/1097544762201178112
Apart from farming and hunting-gathering, the most common source of sustenance in the early Iron Age would be animal husbandry - rearing animals for meat and milk. This is most likely the source of the word “Mlēccha” which has come to mean any barbaric tribe without civilization.
https://twitter.com/vakibs/status/1179409923907735552
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