The term Arya was first rendered into a modern European language in 1771 as Aryens by French Indologist Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, who rightly compared the Greek … See more

19th and early 20th century
The term 'Aryan' was initially introduced into the English language through works of comparative … See more

• Aryavarta, ancient name for the northern Indian subcontinent populated by Indo-Aryans. It means "Abode of the Aryans."
• Airyanem Vaejah, mythological homeland of the early Iranians, it means expanse of the Aryans See more

• A. Kammpier. "A word for Aryan originality".
• Bronkhorst, J.; Deshpande, M.M., eds. (1999). Aryan and Non-Aryan in South Asia: Evidence, Interpretation, and Ideology. Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, … See more

Proto-Indo-Iranians
The term *arya was used by Proto-Indo-Iranian speakers to designate themselves as an ethnocultural group, encompassing those who spoke … See more

Invention of the "Aryan race"
Origin
Racially-oriented interpretations of the Vedic Aryas as "fair … See more

1. ^ Rosenberg, Alfred, "The Myth of the 20th Century". The term "Atlantis" is mentioned two times in the whole book, the term "Atlantis-hypothesis" is mentioned just once. Rosenberg (page 24): "It seems to be not completely impossible, that at … See more