Where does “Arya” come from?

Arya (Indonesian) comes from Javanese Arya, from Old Javanese ārya, from Sanskrit आर्य, from Pali อริย — Thai script form of ariya.

Arya (Indonesian): Aryan

Definitions

  1. Aryan

Ancestry of “Arya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JavaneseAryatitle of male nobility
2Old JavaneseāryaAryan
3Sanskritआर्यan Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of...
4PaliอริยThai script form of ariya
Every word from Pali อริย →Every word from Sanskrit आर्य →Every word from Old Javanese ārya →