Similarities between Persian and other Indo-European langages.
This page is not intended to
present finished work : the Persian words displayed here don’t
have attested Indo-European origins for all of them: I gather here
some clues and directions of researches. Please write
us to give additions, corrections, informations about this topic :
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Some usefull links :
http://www.geocities.com/valentyn_ua/Tables.html
http://www.geocities.com/indoeurop/project/phonetics/waw.html
http://www.iranianlanguages.com/indo-european.htm
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Indo-Européen |
Persan |
Avestan |
anglais |
norvégien |
islandais |
allemand |
français |
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Persian |
Avestan |
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Norwegian |
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âb |
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eau |
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abi |
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blue |
blå |
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bleu |
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am |
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suis |
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band |
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band |
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x |
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barâdar |
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brother |
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Bruder |
frère |
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dar |
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door |
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Tor |
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dokhtar |
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daughter |
datter |
dottir |
Tochter |
fille |
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felfel |
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pepper |
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poivre |
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garm |
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warm |
varm |
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gâv |
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cow / bull / calf |
ku |
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vache |
krowa |
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gerân |
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grand |
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grand |
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hast |
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height |
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huit |
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istâdan |
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to stand |
å stå |
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kârgar |
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worker |
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kerm |
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worm |
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ver |
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lab |
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lip |
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lèvres |
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limou |
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lemon |
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x |
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madar |
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mother |
mor |
moðir |
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mère |
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mâh |
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month |
måned |
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Monat |
mois |
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mâh |
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moon |
måne |
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Mond |
lune |
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*mor- |
mordan (= to die) |
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murder |
mord (assassinat) |
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mourir |
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moush |
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mouse |
mus |
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na |
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no |
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non |
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nâm |
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name |
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nom |
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nârendji |
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orange |
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nâv |
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navigate |
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bateau, navire |
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no |
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new |
ny |
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neue |
nouveau |
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*ped- |
pâ |
pâdha |
foot |
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pied / pod- |
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par |
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feather |
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plume |
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pari |
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fairy |
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fée |
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pedar |
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father |
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père |
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qâz |
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goose |
gås |
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oie |
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setaareh |
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star |
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tondar |
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thunder |
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toufaan (sometime pronunced ‘tifoun’) |
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typhoon |
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zam, sarmâ |
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froid |
zimny |
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zamin |
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terre |
ziemia |
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*gwen- |
zan |
g@ná |
queen / woman |
kvinne |
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femme |
zenski (= feminine) |
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zânou |
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knee |
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genou |
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*g'heim- |
zemestân |
zima |
winter |
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hiver |
zima |
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x |
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noh |
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nine |
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neuf |
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x |
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kelid |
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key |
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clé |
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mard |
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man |
mann |
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andisheh |
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ånd (= spirit) |
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pensée |
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behtar |
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better |
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mieux |
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bad |
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bad |
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mauvais |
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roustâ-yi |
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rustic |
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rustique |
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zâvar |
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servant |
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serviteur |
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abrou |
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eyebrow |
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Brau |
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âseh |
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axis |
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Achse |
axe |
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bordj |
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fortress |
borg |
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lâyeh |
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layer |
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tchâneh |
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chin |
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miyân |
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mean (average) |
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sepehr |
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sphere |
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