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Ethnonyms

  • Endonym and exonymThe words endonym and exonym emerge from ancient Greek prefixes. The prefix endo means inside or within. The prefix exo means outside or external.
  • Names of the Romani peopleThe word Romani carries a history that stretches back to ancient India. Scholars trace the root of terms like Dom and Lom to Sanskrit phrases meaning a man…
  • Afghan (ethnonym)Shapur I of the Sassanid Empire issued an inscription in the 3rd century CE that contains the earliest known mention of the name Afghan.