Aryan language

The term Aryan language appears in works published in the 19th century and 20th century to mean very old Indo-European languages:
 * The Vedic Sanskrit language
 * The Old Persian language
 * The Avestan language
 * The Bactrian language
 * The term Proto-Aryan is an alternative name of the Proto-Indo-Iranian language
 * In works published in the late 19th century and early 20th century, this term, or the term Proto-Aryan, was sometimes used to describe the Proto-Indo-European language