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Are the Greek "Aristos" and Vedic "Arya" cognates
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    Posted: 04-Jul-2006 at 22:40
Both can be translated to mean "noble" IIRC. And if they are congates, what would the original PIE word have been?

Edited by Odin - 04-Jul-2006 at 22:40
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ar, and the adjective ar-yo
Apparently meaning 'to assemble skillfully'.
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