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Where did the Aryan race happen? |
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Aryan is an oudated linguistic, not a racial designation, referring to the prehistoric Indo-European languages, particularly Indo-Iranian, or to modern speakers of Indic or Persian (the name Iran means aryan).
Only the Nazis and their ignorant imitators ever use Aryan to mean "White People." If you meant to ask about the origins of Caucasians, or more properly Caucasoids, their ancestry has been traced to Eastern Europe, Western Asia (including the Indian subcontinent) and North Africa - hence the name, which refers to the Caucasus, an area in the former Soviet Union that lies between the Caspian and the Black Seas.
The idea that one's native language indicates ethnicity is a fallacy. For example, the vast majority of native speakers of Spanish are not Spaniards.
First answer by Bennett hammond. Last edit by Bennett hammond. Contributor trust: 116 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 38 [recommend question]
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