Any other info concerning Slavic-Aryan linguistic similarities are very welcome.
Linguistic closeness of Slavic language(s) (and less Baltic) to old Indo-Iranian languages is quite well known and has nothing to do with supposed Croat-Iranian similarities. Vocabularies are close in older layer.
God- Bog- Baga,
Saint- Swienty, Sventy- Spenta
Birch- Brzoza, Bereza- Buria
Mother- Matka, Mat – Mata
Son- Syn- Sunus
Brother- Brat – Bratar
Mother in Law- Swiekra- Swasru
Ewe- Owca, Avca- Awi
Cock- Kur- Kurn
Grain-Z iarno- Zarai
Plough- Socha – Sacha
Meat- Mieso, Maso- Mamsa
Cheese- Ser- Sara
Honey- Miod, Med. – Madu
Village- Wies, Wes – Wesa
Door- Drzwi, Dvery- Dwara
Fire- Ogien, Agon- Agni
Month- Miesiac, Mesac- Mas
Winter- Zima- Zim
Spring- Wiosna, Wesna- Wasanta
Knowledge- Wiedza,Veda- Weda
Two- Dwa- Dwa
Four- Cztery, Czetyre- Czetwar
Five- Pienc, Piat – Pancza
Ten- Dziesec, Deset- Daszcza
Also grammatical forms show greater similarity to extinct languages- Vedic, Sanskrit, Latin. Slavic languages (and Indo-Iranian to some degree) preserved in the pure form declension and conjugation by the change of endings and vowel “r”.
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