Re: Who were the Aryans?

"Jordan179" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > PIE root: *ARIO (according to Pokorny)
> > > Irish Aire, Airech "noble/lord" related to Gaulish Ario,
Arico"lord/noble,"
> > > both are equivalent of Vedic Arya, aryaka, Avestan Airyo.
> > > Also cognate is Old Norse Arjoster
> > > Irish mythic king Eremon related to Gaulish Ariomanus - equivalent of
Vedic
> > > god Aryaman, Avestan Airyaman  : literally "noblility" from PIE
*ARIO-MEN-OS
> > > Germanic Erminones "noble people" also Wotan/Odinn's allonym, Irmin -
> > > another name related to Vedic Aryaman.
>
> Possibly also where "Aesir" (the "race" in which the Norse gods
> claimed membership) comes from?

Is there a reason no one's mentioned Greek "aristoi"?