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
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Most Iranians are from the Persian ethnic group and speak Farsi or Persian, an Indo-Iranian language common in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and several other countries.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 June 2025
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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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 June 2025
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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“Indo-Iranian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indo-Iranian. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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