[nkycincinnatikid]

"Being a normal American , never understood why a country would be called Turkey". Ironically the Turkish word for turkey is hindi and for the country India, Hindistan, i.e. the turks call India Turkey.

[AGreatPer]

"Turkish word for turkey is hindi and for the country India, Hindistan, i.e. the turks call India Turkey."

Thank you for the answer. I didn't know that.