Aryans
Ancient Indo-Iranian peoples
Aryans has two distinct uses.
In historical linguistics, it refers to speakers of Indo-Iranian languages and their descendants, particularly ancient peoples of Iran and the Indian subcontinent.
The term was appropriated by Nazi ideology to designate a supposed master race of northern Europeans, a pseudoscientific concept used to justify genocide and racial persecution.
Because of this association, the term carries heavy baggage and is avoided outside scholarly discussions of ancient languages and cultures.
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- HitlerNazi Germany's totalitarian leader
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
- propagandaBiased information for influence
Nazis · Holocaust · Nordic · Third Reich · ideology · pseudoscience · genocide · Nuremberg
Ancient ancestral linguistic population
- migrationsLarge-scale population movements
- VedicOf Hindu sacred writings
- SanskritAncient Indo-Aryan language
- pastoralistsPeople raising grazing animals
Bronze Age · steppe · chariots · linguistic · ancestry · horses · nomads · ancient
Ancient Indo-Aryan language
- BrahminsHindu priestly caste
- IndraVedic king of deities
- somaBodily cells, excluding gametes
- hymnsReligious songs of worship
priests · rituals · sacrifices · Hinduism · dharma · Saraswati · Agni · chants
Words from common origin
- SanskritAncient Indo-Aryan language
- etymologyWord origin study
- language familyRelated tongues from one source
- comparativeInvolving measured contrast
philology · reconstructed · Indo-Iranian · grammar · roots · phonology · vocabulary · ancient languages
racism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- HitlerNazi Germany's totalitarian leader
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
propaganda · Nazis · Holocaust · Nordic · Third Reich · ideology · pseudoscience · genocide · Nuremberg · fascism
Indo-Europeans
Ancient ancestral linguistic population
- migrationsLarge-scale population movements
- VedicOf Hindu sacred writings
- SanskritAncient Indo-Aryan language
pastoralists · Bronze Age · steppe · chariots · linguistic · ancestry · horses · nomads · ancient · tribes
Sanskrit
Ancient Indo-Aryan language
hymns · priests · rituals · sacrifices · Hinduism · dharma · Saraswati · Agni · chants · civilization
cognates
Words from common origin
- SanskritAncient Indo-Aryan language
- etymologyWord origin study
- language familyRelated tongues from one source
comparative · philology · reconstructed · Indo-Iranian · grammar · roots · phonology · vocabulary · ancient languages · branches
- Indian historyancient India, Indian independence, Akbar, Mughal Empire, British Raj
- Ancient IndiaIndus Valley, Vedas, Sanskrit, Upanishads, Mahabharata
- Indo-EuropeansCelts, Slavs, Greeks, Hittites, Latins
- Indo-IraniansIndo-Iranian, Persians, Parthians, Scythians, India
- Vedic IndiaVedas, Upanishads, mantras, Agni, Indra
- Vedic ReligionAgni, Indra, mantras, Brahmins, Vedic
- Arya Stark
- Indo-Aryan languagesSouth Asian language branch