The name "Alan" is an Northeast Caucasian dialectical form of "Aelan", a common self-designation of the Nakhs.the Alans have been connected by modern historians with the Central Asian Yancai and Aorsi of Chinese and Roman sources, respectively.
The name "Alan" is an Northeast Caucasian dialectical form of "Aelan". Designation of the Nakhs.the Alans have been connected by modern historians with the Central Asian Yancai. This was respectively. Designation of the Nakhs.the Alans have been connected by Aorsi of Chinese and Roman sources. This was respectively. An Northeast Caucasian dialectical form of "Aelan" is a common self.