"Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti",a comprehensive work on Goan culture also suggests that they called themselves "Sreshtha" to distinguish themselves from other groups who were assigned status of "Sankra jati" or "mixed origin" in the "Shastras".Old Portuguese documents also mention them as "Arie Brahmavranda Daivadnea" or "Aria Daivadnea Orgon Somudai", transliterated as "Arya Daivadnya Varga Samudaya",as well as "Daivadneagotri".Most of documents from Mumbai from early 19th century mention them as "Konkanastha Daivajna Rathakara (Brahmin)" and "Konkanastha Daivadnya".