The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c15.216
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The most natural explanation of these mixed languages is that they are ancient Āryan (Vedic) dialects which have been overlaid with Irānian as the result of later invasion. The districts in which they are spoken were certainly colonised by the early Āryan settlers, for both the Kābul river (Kubhā) and its tributary the Swāt (Suvāstu) are mentioned in the hymns of the Rigveda.