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[[File:Map of Aryan migration into India.gif|thumb|The Aryans entered India from Central Asia. They went through the Khyber Pass, which cuts through the Hindu Kush mountain range.]]

[[File:Map of Aryan migration into India.gif|thumb|The Aryans entered India from Central Asia. They went through the Khyber Pass, which cuts through the Hindu Kush mountain range.]]

The '''Aryans''', Sanskrit ''Ārya'', were a group who invaded India from the north around 1500 BC as recorded in the ''Rigveda'', the earliest Indian literary work. They are thought to be an offshoot of the Corded Ware people of northern Europe. They may have spoken an Indo-European language ancestral to Sanskrit and other Indian languages of the Indo-Iranian language family.

The '''Aryans''', Sanskrit ''Ārya'', were a group who invaded India from the north around 1500 BC as recorded in the ''Rigveda'', the earliest Indian literary work. They are thought to be an offshoot of the Corded Ware people of northern Europe. They may have spoken an Indo-European language ancestral to Sanskrit and to other Indian languages of the Indo-Iranian language family.

In Sanskrit, the language of the Indian classics, ''Ārya'' means noble. Sanskrit is the ancestral language of most modern Indian languages and a member of the Indo-Iranian language family. The word ''Ārya'' is cognate with ''Ariya'', a native name for Iran.<ref>"[https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/1.5127018 How 'Iran' and 'Aryan' Are Related]," ''Haartz''</ref>

In Sanskrit, the language of the Indian classics, ''Ārya'' means noble. Sanskrit is the ancestral language of most modern Indian languages and a member of the Indo-Iranian language family. The word ''Ārya'' is cognate with ''Ariya'', a native name for Iran.<ref>"[https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/1.5127018 How 'Iran' and 'Aryan' Are Related]," ''Haartz''</ref>