Indo-Iranian

In·do-I·ra·ni·an

[in-doh-i-rey-nee-uhn, -i-rah-, -ahy-rey-]
noun
1.
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including the Indic and Iranian subgroups.
adjective
2.
of or belonging to Indo-Iranian.

Origin:
1875–80

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Indo-Iranian
 
adj
1.  of or relating to the Indic and Iranian branches of the Indo-European family of languages
 
n
2.  this group of languages, sometimes considered as forming a single branch of Indo-European

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