Question

Who is Aryan? Explain in detail.​

Answer 1

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➺Aryan is a term which was originally used as a self-designation by Indo-Iranian peoples in ancient times, in contrast to "non-Indo-Aryan" or "non-Iranian" peoples.[2][3][4] The idea of being an Aryan was religious, cultural and linguistic, not racial.[5][6][7] Although the root *h₂er(y)ós ('a member of one’s own group', in contrast to an outsider) is most likely of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) origin,[8] the use of Arya as an ethno-cultural self-designation is only attested to among Indo-Iranian peoples, and it is not known if PIE speakers had a term to designate themselves as a group.[8][4]

• In Ancient India, the term was used by the Indo-Aryan speakers of the Vedic period as a religious label for themselves, as well as the name of the geographic region which was known as Āryāvarta, where the Indo-Aryan culture emerged.[9][10] Similarly, ancient Iranian peoples used the term airya- as an ethnic label for themselves and they also used it in reference to their mythical homeland, Airyanem Vaejah, which is mentioned in the Avesta scriptures.[3] The root also forms the etymological source of the place names Iran and Alania.[11][2]