--- Rick McCallister <
gabaroo6958@...> wrote:
> By Hesychius's time, Greeks et al. knew about India
> and would have been able to associate a
> Sanskrit-sounding language with India.
****GK: Probably even long before Hesychius. Remember
the Graeco-Bactrian kingdom. It had good contacts with
the West until the rise of Parthia and for some time
thereafter. And they knew a lot about India. In fact
any time after Alexander's campaigns would be OK.****
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