Does Farsi/Persian has many indo-germantic loan words?
Simple question: Does Farsi/Persian has many indo-germanic loan words?

So, if I learn to read would I recognize many words known from other languages?

To give an example what I mean, a while ago I was in Russia. I don't speak Russian at all, but I did learn the Cyrillic alphabet - and noticed that Russian has many similar words that are also used in German. Like:

картофель = Kartoffel
Шашлык = Schaschlik
информация = Information

So I wonder if it may help with basic Persian, at least to work out a restaurant menu and to read a destination on a bus.

PS: Why can't I choose the correct (Persian) category when asking a question? Bug?

Question

Does Farsi/Persian has many indo-germantic loan words?
Simple question: Does Farsi/Persian has many indo-germanic loan words?

So, if I learn to read would I recognize many words known from other languages?

To give an example what I mean, a while ago I was in Russia. I don't speak Russian at all, but I did learn the Cyrillic alphabet - and noticed that Russian has many similar words that are also used in German. Like:

картофель = Kartoffel
Шашлык = Schaschlik
информация = Information

So I wonder if it may help with basic Persian, at least to work out a restaurant menu and to read a destination on a bus.

PS: Why can't I choose the correct (Persian) category when asking a question? Bug?

Answer

Persian is an Indo-European language. It's interesting to note that the Biblical name "Esther" is Persian and means "star."

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