Indo-Iranian

adjective

In·do-Ira·ni·an ˌin-dō-i-ˈrā-nē-ən

-ˈra-,

-ˈrä-,

ī-

: of, relating to, or constituting a subfamily of the Indo-European languages that consists of the Indo-Aryan and the Iranian branches see Indo-European Languages Table

Indo-Iranian noun

Examples of Indo-Iranian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And the Indo-Iranian branch resulted in languages like Hindi, Bengali, Persian and Kurdish. —

Kurt Kleiner, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024

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