Indo-Aryan

American  

[in-doh-air-ee-uhn, -yuhn, -ar-, -ahr-yuhn] / ˈɪn doʊˈɛər i ən, -yən, -ˈær-, -ˈɑr yən /

noun

1. Indic.

2. a member of any of the peoples speaking an Indic language such as Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, or Urdu.

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adjective

1. Indic.

2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Indo-Aryans or their languages.

Indo-Aryan British  

adjective

1. another word for Indic

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noun

1. another name for Indic

2. a native speaker of an Indo-Aryan language

Etymology

Origin of Indo-Aryan

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Theories have linked it to early Brahmi scripts, Dravidian and Indo-Aryan languages, Sumerian, and even claimed it's just made up of political or religious symbols.

From BBC

But some of the earliest Buddhist sutras were written around the 5th or 6th century A.D., in the Indo-Aryan language called Pali. which is far less specific than Sanskrit.

From Salon

"Other linguists and I were able to collect a hundred or so words which suggested that this language belongs to Indo-Aryan sub family of languages."

From BBC

Sanskrit belongs to the Indo-Aryan group of languages and is the root of many Indian languages.

From BBC

Sanskrit is a language which belongs to the Indo-Aryan group and is the root of many, but not all Indian languages.

From BBC