Where did XML come from?

Where did the phrase EXtensible Markup Language (XML) originate?

Eric

After some research we have found that there are numerous theories on this point O0 and significant controversy as well. Some say that ancient decoded pre-sanscrit texts contained the first mark-up in partially recovered document fragments. Others say it was a solely the result of a much more recent group effort :
xml-dev - Re: The Origins of XML (http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/200006/msg00199.html)

I think the key members were Tim Bray and James Clark. "XML was developed by a Generic SGML Editorial Review Board formed under the auspices of the W3 Consortium in 1996"
-- Extensible Markup Language (XML) (http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xml-961114.html#sec1.1)

all the best,

No I believe Chami is right, it is from Sri Lanka.

Also, the elves created it by a union of green and black elves. ???: :)