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The Aryans are thought to have spoken a language of the Indo-European family. This language was ancestral to Sanskrit and therefore to modern Indian languages. Due to the association with Nazi ideology, the word Aryan has slipped into disfavor. Specialists now refer to the overall language family as "Indo-European." The Indo-European languages spoken in Iran and India are the "Indo-Aryan family."  

The Aryans are thought to have spoken a language of the Indo-European family. This language was ancestral to Sanskrit and therefore to modern Indian languages. Due to the association with Nazi ideology, the word Aryan has slipped into disfavor. Specialists now refer to the overall language family as "Indo-European." The Indo-European languages spoken in Iran and India are the "Indo-Aryan family."  

In Sanskrit, ''Ārya'' means noble. The Sanskrit word is derived from ''Ariya'', a native name for Iran.<ref>"[https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/1.5127018 How 'Iran' and 'Aryan' Are Related," ''Haartz''</ref>

In Sanskrit, ''Ārya'' means noble. The Sanskrit word is derived from ''Ariya'', a native name for Iran.<ref>"[https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/1.5127018 How 'Iran' and 'Aryan' Are Related]," ''Haartz''</ref>

The term Aryan has also been used by [[Adolf Hitler]] and numerous other [[racialism|racialists]] to refer to what they believe to be the superior race of white, Nordic Europeans. The originator of the ''Aryan master race'' theory was French author [[Joseph Arthur de Gobineau]].

The term Aryan has also been used by [[Adolf Hitler]] and numerous other [[racialism|racialists]] to refer to what they believe to be the superior race of white, Nordic Europeans. The originator of the ''Aryan master race'' theory was French author [[Joseph Arthur de Gobineau]].