Where does “aryan” come from?

aryan (English) comes from Sanskrit आर्य, from Pali อริย — Thai script form of ariya.

aryan (English): in reference to a pseudoscientific historical race theory

Definitions

  1. in reference to a pseudoscientific historical race theory

Ancestry of “aryan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआर्यan Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of...
2PaliอริยThai script form of ariya

Words derived from “aryan”

Every word from Pali อริย →Every word from Sanskrit आर्य →