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Comments by "Angry Kittens" (@AngryKittens) on "Ancient Text Reveals New Clues to the Origin of Zero | National Geographic" video.
It's the Gatha dialect of Sanskrit, written in an ancient version of the Sarada script of northwestern India and Kashmir. You do realize that Bengalis are not Arabs right? You were once Hindu-Buddhist before you were converted to Islam by the Mughal Empire in (a descendant group of the Mongol Empire) in 1526. Your language and script is still a descendant of Sanskrit, just like the most of the languages and writings of India and Pakistan.
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It sounds silly, but the invention of the zero symbol really is one of the greatest achievements in mathematical history, paving the way for advanced mathematics.
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