Alans – Wikipedia

The Alans spoke an Eastern Iranian language which derived from Scytho-Sarmatian and which in turn evolved into the modern Ossetian language. [2] [12] [13] The name Alan represents an Iranian dialectal form of Aryan. [1] [2] [14] Contents 1 Name 2 History 2.1 Timeline 2.2 Origin 2.3 Early Alans 2.4 Link to Yancai (奄蔡) / Hesu (闔蘇) / Alan (阿蘭)

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