Nepal: Etymology of Nepal

Nepal is one of the interesting and amazing country ever in the world. The best destination for the tour and travel for the people around the world;According to the Local legends; they say that a Hindu sage who had name "Ne" first established himself in the valley of Kathmandu (Nepal) in prehistoric times and that the word "Nepal" emanated and come into existence as the place was protected ("pala" in Pali) by the sage "Ne". It is mentioned in Vedic texts that this region was called Nepal centuries ago. According to the Skanda Purana, a rishi called "Ne" or "Nemuni" used to live in the Himalayas(Mountain). In the Pashupati Purana, he is mentioned as a saint and a protector.He is said to have practised meditation at the Bagmati and Kesavati rivers(kathmandu) and to have taught there. The name of this country is also similar in origin to the name of the Newari people. The terms "Nepal", "Newar", "Newal" and "Nepar" are phonetically different forms of the same word, and instances of the various forms appear in texts in different times in history. Nepal is the learned Sanskrit form and Newar is the colloquial Prakrit form. A Sanskrit inscription dated 512 CE found in Tistung, a valley to the west of Kathmandu, contains the phrase "greetings to the Nepals" indicating that the term "Nepal" was developed and  used to refer to both the country and the people. It has been suggested that "Nepal" may be a Sanskritization of "Newar", or "Newar" may be a later form of "Nepal". According to another explanation, the words "Newar" and "Newari" are vulgarisms arising from the mutation of the word  P to V, and L to R. There is a lot of things to be researched about the Origin of Nepal and Neplese cultures. Variety of Nature, origin and great Biodiversity is the main property of Nepal to attract the world people for being close to the beauty of Nature.