That the Northwest part of classical India should thus be transferred at an early time to the Northwest of what was undoubtedly the first center of Hinduization in the Indochina peninsula, in the lower Mekong Delta, seems highly probable. This is how history mocks fledgling nationalisms. After all, what does France owe a few handfuls of Germanic warriors who crossed the Rhine in 454? Nothing, just its name.
The Eyes of the Pineapple : Revising History
Excerpt in a blog post on the origins and history of Khmer-Viet emnity, this part specifically about how Cambodia got its name.
And I like the little shot at France from the French author.
