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Most Sindhi tribes, clans and surnames are a modified form of a patronymic and typically end with the suffix - ani, Ja/Jo, or Potra/Pota, which is used to denote descent from a common male ancestor. One explanation states that the -ani suffix is a Sindhi variant of 'anshi', derived from the Sanskrit word 'ansh', which means 'descended from'.
Many Sindhis are Muslim, and to a lesser extent Hindu.Their given names are generally of Arabic, Persian, Turkic and Indian origin. The full name have first name, middle name (usually of the father name or a Religious personality) and last name (surname / caste), some also use titles at beginning of first names.
The caste system in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic instance of social classification based on castes. It has its origins in ancient India, and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern India, especially in the aftermath of the collapse of the Mughal Empire and the establishment of the British Raj.
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Another reference suggests that the Paracha caste may have roots in the Gandhara region of the Indian subcontinent, with the caste name deriving from Hindi origins. [3] In his 2007 book, Pakistan through the Ages , Pakistani archaeologist and historian , Ahmad Hasan Dani , notes that the Pirache, a tribe that migrated with the Kushans to what ...
Arora is a community of Punjab and Sindh, [5] [6] [7] comprising both Hindus and Sikhs.The name is derived from their ancestral place Aror, Sindh. [8] [9] [a] In 712, the Arora people are said to have left Aror and started to settle in the cities of Punjab, [10] mainly in South Punjab. [7]
Note, however, that a word's meaning is derived from its use in sentence, not from its etymology. [ 23 ] According to another explanation, the name "Srivastava" originates from "Srivastu/Suvastu", the former name of the Swat River , which is said to be the place of origin of this clan.
Pal was also a popular surname among the Parmar Rajput rulers of the Garhwal. [12] [13] Pal is a surname of the Thakuri people of Nepal. [14]: 22 Among Sikhs, Pal is often used as suffix to the given name or a middle name. [15] The rulers of Kullu held the surname Pal up to about the 15th century A.D., which they later changed to Singh. [16]