Some Persian Words Common With Other Indo-European Languages (Cognate Words) : These are my own compilations from various sources or my own research, and still I am adding to them :
KISS , persian : boosse , spanish : beso , french : baiser , italian : bacio , lithuanian : bucinys / THUNDER , persian : tondar , german : donner / KNEE , persian : zanu , hindi : janu , french : genou / BREAST or CHEST , persian : sineh , italian : seno , french : sein / CRY , persian : geryeh , swedish : grata , french : cri , german : schrei / SHAME , persian : sharm , german : scham , swedish : scam / RAIN , persian : baran / THROAT , persian : galoo , italian : gola , hindi : gela , slovenian : grlo , polish : gardlo , croatian : grlo / BALD , persian : kal , italian : calvo , german : kahl , dutch : kaal , catalan : calb , finnish : kalju , spanish : calvo / CORPSE , persian : lasheh , german : leiche , hindi : lash / ON FOOT , persian : piadeh , french : a pied , italian : a piedi / ENOUGH , persian : bass , italian & spanish : basta / GOOSE , persian : ghaaz , danish : gas , swedish : gas , spanish : ganso , slovenian : gos / LICK , persian : liss , polish : lizac , slovenian : lizati / MORGUE , persian : marg = death / DEAD , persian : mordeh , french : mort , italian : morto / JACKAL , persian : shaghal , finnish : sakaali , french : chacal , italian : sciacallo , swedish : schakal / THAT , persian : ke , french : que , italian : che , hindi : ki / WHO , persian : ki , french : qui , italian : che / WHAT , persian : che or che chizi , italian : che cosa / MOTHER , persian : madar , italian : madre , spanish : madre , dutch : moeder , french : mere , swedish : mor , slovenian : mati / another old word for MOTHER , persian : maam , welsh : mam , english : mom or mum / FATHER , persian : pedar , italian : padre , german : vater , dutch : vader / DAUGHTER , persian : dokhtar , german : tochter , dutch : dochter , danish : datter / SISTER , persian : khahar (but written khwahar) and in rural persian pronounced khwaer , welsh : chwaer (literally pronounced khwaer) / TOOTH , persian : dandan , italian : dente , french : dent , lithuanian : dantis / TWO , persian : do , spanish : dos , italian : duo , lithuanian : du , hindi : do , french : deux / FOUR , Persian : chahar , irish : ceathair (pronounced ka-hir) / FIVE , persian : panj , hindi : panch , greek : penta / SIX , persian : shish or shesh , irish : sé (pronounced shay) / EIGHT , persian : hasht , german : acht , irish : ocht , hindi : aat / NINE , persian : noh , italian : nove , hindi : no , french : neuf , german : neun , irish : naoi , swedish: nio / SIXTY , persian : shast , russian : sheyst dee syaat , sanskrit : sasta / NEW , persian : no , german : neu , italian : nuovo , hindi : neya , irish : nua , norvegian : nye , romanian : nou , russian : nawvee / NO , persian : nah , romanian : nu , lithuanian : ne / PONDER , persian : pendar , spanish : pensar , portuguese : pensar , italian : pensare , french : penser / INTER , persian : andar , dutch : onder , german : unter / STAR , persian : setareh , dutch : ster , italian : stella , german : stern / IS , persian : ast , german : ist , french : est , spanish : es / BROTHER , persian : baradar , german : bruder / NOT or IS NOT , persian : nist , french : n'est , german : nicht / YOU or THOU , persian : to , italian : tu , slovenian : ti , german : du , hindi : to / I , persian : man , finnish : minä / NAME , persian : naam , german : name , hindi : naam , italian : nome , french : nom / MOUSE , persian : mush , italian : mouse (pronounced mu - ze) , dutch : muis , croatian : mish , russian : mysh / WATER , persian : aab , in rural persian : "o" , french : eau / CHIN , persian : chaaneh / DOOR , persian : dar , dutch : deur / YOUNG , persian : javan , italian : giovane , french : jeune / EARTH , persian : zamin or zemin , latvian : zeme , polish : ziemia , czech : země ,russian : zimliah / COW , persian : gav , sanskrit : go or gau / YOKE , persian : yough , german : joch / DEVIL , persian : div , italian : diavolo / STAND , persian : istadan , lithuanian : stendas , old english : standan / NAVEL , persian : naf , icelandic : nafla , estonian : naba , finnish : napa , german : nabel / NAVE , persian : nav , italian : navata , french : nef / LIP , persian : lab , spanish : labio , italian : labbro , portoguese : labio / WOMAN , persian : zan , croatian : žena , czech : žena , slovak : žena / STATE , persian : ostan , polish : stan , croatian : stanje , icelandic : astand / STONE , irish : cloch , persian : clooch or clookh (of course doesn't mean stone , but means fist size pieces of hardened and dried mud on outdoors) / MIDDLE or AVERAGE , persian : myaan or myaangin , french : moyen or moyenne , english : mean / ANT , persian : moor , russian : moo raa vey , icelandic : maur , finnish : muurahainen , norwegian : maur , danish : myre , dutch : mier , bosnian : mrav / TABLE , persian : miz , slovenian : miza , spanish : mesa , romanian : masă , bulgarian : masa , hindi : mez / SLIPPERY or SMOOTH : persian : liz , french : lisse , portuguese : liso , italian : liscio , basque : deslizamientos , catalan : Lliscant , croatian : Kliženje / NAIL , persian : nakhon , sanskrit : nakha , german : nagel / FEATHER , persian : par , russian : peró , czech : pèro , croatian : pèro / SILVER , persian : sim , greek : asimi / BRANCH (of a tree) , persian : shakheh , sanskrit : shaakha , lithuanian : šaka , hindi : shaaka / FACE , persian : chehreh , middle english. : chere , old french : chiere , spanish : cara ..."cheer" in modern english also is from the same root, "be of good cheer," means, "put on a happy face." / KEY , persian : cleed or keleed , french : clé , czech : klíč , greek : kleidi , spanish : clave / SAINT , avestan persian : espand , romanian : sfânt , sânt , spanish : santo / JUNGLE , persian : jangal , sanskrit : jangala (जंगल) which is referred to uncultivated land , hindi : jangal , german : dschungel , russian : džúngli / ORANGE , persian : nārang , sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāranga), meaning “orange tree" , spanish : naranja / NOW , persian : aknun , middle persian : nun , german : nun , latin : nunc , danish : nu , dutch : nu / FAIRY , persian : pari , armenian : p’eri
Edited by mercurybc - 01-Jun-2010 at 18:01
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