Because of the negative connotation of the term Aryan, Indic often replaces Indo-Aryan, so you might see Indic listed as a branch of the Indo-Iranian language family.
There are multiple Indo-Aryan or Indic languages. The oldest Indo-Aryan or Indic languages are
- Sanskrit (a literary language),
- Prakrit (a vernacular),
- Pali (like Prakrit but used for writing Buddhist texts), and
- Apabhramsa (ancestor of most modern Indo-Aryan/Indic languages).
Source: Indo-Iranian Family, by Vijay John and Jonathan Slocum
