Who were Aryans?

[Southie]

Re: Who were Aryans?

@queer

“arya” is used to mean “pure/noble” in india. in the south (karnataka/tamilnad/andhra) this has morphed into “ayya”. iyer,iyengar etc are brahmin surnames from the same root.

“arya” also means noble to iranians. the king of persia has always had the title of “arya-mehr”. (mehr is the same vedic diety as indian mihir).

“arya” is also the root of the greek “aristo”, again noble.

to me what makes most sense from all the heavily politically charged mumbo-jumbo theories i’ve heard is of the proto-indo-iranians from the andronovo culture migrating out of central asia gradually due to climate change, and various tribes/groups settling into areas as diverse as asia-minor/ancient greece, the iranian plateau, the indo-gangetic plains, and central asia (from where they have been replaced/assimilated by later turko-mongol invasions). there is little doubt that the aboriginal culture of indo-gangetic plains absorbed these migrants and were significantly influenced by them.

i highly recommend watching the bbc documentary “the story of india”. it is available on youtube, and has footage shot in pakistan as well. sheds some light on this very controversial issue. indian nationalists and right-wingers just can’t seem to accept that a lot of indian culture is brought from outside its current borders at some point in time. but they fail to realize this is true of almost all parts of the world.

Why you spreading such nonsense?