Main Entry: 1Ary·an
Function: adjective
Etymology: Sanskrit ârya noble, belonging to an ancient people of northern India speaking an Indo-European dialect
Date: 1839
1: indo-european
2 a: of or relating to a hypothetical ethnic type illustrated by or descended from early speakers of Indo-European languages b: nordic c— used in Nazism to designate a supposed master race of non-Jewish Caucasians usually having Nordic features
3: of or relating to Indo-Iranian or its speakers

Yes, words can get very twisted by time and the original meaning is lost.

I saw someone on another board use the phrase .. call a spade a spade .. I didn't bother to educated them .. cause I'm sure this person was refering to a playing card .. and not the real meaning of the phrase.