Here is the explanation of how Sherpa got name “Shar” means east and “wa” (“Pa”) means people residing in that geography. It means that (“Sharwa”) Sherpa gives meaning to the people who live with fundamental rights in the Eastern region. In fact people residing Northeast Himalayan region of Nepal are called (Sharwa) Sherpa. It is not that they have been living in this geography from the ancient time. The word Sherpa came into being with the contact of “Khas” language and foreign.