Similarities Between Serbian and Persian

In this episode, we compare Serbian and Persian, exploring the similarities between the two languages. The commonalities between these two Indo-European languages may surprise many people. Serbian is the official language of Serbia, and one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a minority language in Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. There are many Persian words that have entered the Serbian vocabulary as a result of the Ottoman rule over the region which led to a linguistical contact between Turkish and South Slavic. During this period many Persian words which had entered the Turkish vocabulary would subsequently enter South Slavic languages. Serbian and Persian (Farsi) are both Indo-European language, Serbian is classified as a South Slavic language, while Persian is Indo-Iranian. Persian is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, as well as some other parts of the Middle East, Central and South Asia. For any questions, suggestions, or feedback, contact us on Instagram: Shahrzad (@): Bahador (@BahadorAlast):