Out of India theory

English

Proper noun

Out of India theory

  1. (history, linguistics, Indo-European studies) The hypothesis that the Aryans are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent, and that the Indo-European languages radiated out from a homeland in India into their present locations.
    Synonyms: OIT (initialism), Out of India hypothesis (rare)
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