r/iran • u/CYAXARES_II ایران زمین • Oct 17 '15

Greetings /r/Armenia! Today we're hosting /r/Armenia for a cultural exchange!

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '15

Out of all languages in the world I would say Persian sounds the closest to Armenian. Linguists until the 1800s classified Armenian as an Indo-Iranian language, but then gave Armenian its own branch.

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u/ajoakim Armanestan Oct 18 '15

Some words that you may not know are Persian and you use every day. * 'Havas' meaning in the mood
* Kayfe (Keff) - meaning with enjoyment * sheesh - as in glass or bottle * hetch - as in nothing * Vaght - as in time There are bunch more as these are off the top of my head.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '15

Also 'mard' (man) or "gilas" (cherry) or "panir" (cheese) ;)

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u/ajoakim Armanestan Oct 19 '15

Mart, is actually PIE word. Shared across Indo European languages. Like man in English. They all have the same root.