Where does “आर्य” come from?
आर्य (Sanskrit) comes from Pali อริย — Thai script form of ariya.
आर्य (Sanskrit): an Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of...
Definitions
- an Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of...
Ancestry of “आर्य”, step by step
आर्य traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali อริย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | อริย | Thai script form of ariya |
via Proto-Indo-Iranian Áryas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Áryas | autonymic ethnonym of the respective... |
via Indo-Iranian *Áryas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indo-Iranian | *Áryas | — |