Posted by: shiva_linga November 7, 2009
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well, the name nepala is given as one of the 16 mahajanapadas at the time of buddha.so i personally dont believe on its origin being on newari term 'Nepa'.newari language was spoken later which is a mixture of prakit elements in tibeto-burmese language.it is possible that nepala became nepa during the malla period and people started giving its own meaning.