Indo-aryan (Adjective)
Meaning
Of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo-European migrations".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The Indo-Aryan languages that emerged in the Indian subcontinent include Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, and Punjabi.
- Archaeologists have long studied the migration patterns of the Indo-Aryan people throughout Eurasia.
- Linguistic analysis confirms that the languages spoken in ancient Persia were also part of the Indo-Aryan language family.
- Historians are still researching the relationship between the Indo-Aryan invasions and the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization.
- Ancient Sanskrit is considered an Indo-Aryan language, with highly inflected grammar and an extensive vocabulary.