Re: Meaning of Aryan: now, "white people"?

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:

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> I am certain these words refer to 'grey hair' not 'grey skin'.
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> It is reverence for age not hue.

Yes. But are you sure "superior paleness" refers to skin color?
Maybe it's a kind of color symbolism? Sorry if I missed something.

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> From: "ualarauans" <ualarauans@...>
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> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:04 PM
> Subject: [tied] Re: Meaning of Aryan: now, "white people"?
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>
>I think there are opposite examples as well. E.g. German Herr <
>PGrm. *xairaz "grey-haired" < PIE *k^oiro- "dark", "brown". Nothing
> of a "race" here.