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Where, also, could the central point be, from which a language could…

Quote byMountstuart Elphinstone · 1779–1859

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Mountstuart Elphinstone,quoted in (p.115-6) D. K. Chakrabarti, Nationalism in the Study of Ancient Indian History (Aryan Books International, Delhi). and quoted in.

English (original)

Where, also, could the central point be, from which a language could spread over India, Greece and Italy, and yet leave Chaldaea, Syria and Arabia untouched? The question, therefore, is still open. There is no reason whatever for thinking that the Hindus ever inhabited any country but their present.

— Mountstuart Elphinstone

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