Avestan (Old Iranian Language) and Serbian/Slavic Language Similarities

[rashka]

Some similarities between Serbian and Avestan languages are listed here. I used Serbian since I am mostly familiar with this language however there could be similarities with other Slavic languages.

Sources: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/l...l/aveol-4.html , http://www.avesta.org/avdict/avdict.htm

ašāṯ -- noun; ablative singular neuter <aša-> 'truth' -- truth
arštām -- noun; accusative singular feminine <arštā-> 'righteousness, Truth' -- Truth
ašəm -- noun; accusative singular neuter <aša-> 'truth' -- Truth
SERBIAN: ISTINA

aθā -- adverb; <aθā> 'so, thus, likewise' -- therefore
adā -- adverb; <adā> 'then, thereupon, thus' -- then
SERBIAN: ONDA, TADA, ZATO, TAKOðE

naiy -- negative particle; <naiy> 'not' -- not
nōiṯ -- negative particle; <nōiṯ> 'no, none' -- not
SERBIAN: NE, NI
naēdā -- negative particle; <naēda> 'not, nor' -- nor
SERBIAN: NITI, NI

visam -- adjective; accusative singular masculine <visa-> 'all, every' -- all
vīspāi-ā -- adjective; dative singular neuter <vīspa-> 'all, every' + postposition; <ā> '(up) to, toward, etc.' -- thoughout
SERBIAN: SVE (SOME SLAVIC LANGUAGES: VSE)

sravahī -- noun; locative singular neuter <sravas-> 'fame' -- fame
SERBIAN: SLAVA (this is an astonishing similarity with the Avestan word)

dadāṯ -- verb; 3rd person singular imperfect indicative active <dā-> 'give, put' -- gives
dāṯ -- verb; 3rd person singular aorist indicative active <dā-> 'give, put' -- gives
SERBIAN: DATI

rašō -- noun; accusative singular neuter <rašah-> 'harm, damage' -- destruction
SERBIAN: Rušiti

kaēnā -- noun; nominative singular feminine <kaēnā-> 'atonement, punishment' -- punishment
SERBIAN: KUNI (punish)

varatā -- verb; 3rd person singular aorist indicative middle <var> 'choose' -- chose
SERBIAN: BIRATI

zī -- emphatic particle; <zi> 'for, indeed' -- indeed
SERBIAN: ZAISTA

rādiy -- adverb; <rādiy> 'on account of' -- on account of
SERBIAN: RADI

spərədā -- noun; instrumental singular feminine <spərəd-> 'zeal' -- with zeal
SERBIAN: PREDAN

aêiti [i] 6 (3/1, cl 2.) to go; to come
SERBIAN: IDE, ići (TO GO)

vīdāṯ -- verb; 3rd person singular aorist subjunctive active <vid> 'see, know, obtain' -- tends to
SERBIAN: VIDETI (to see)

gūšatā -- verb; 3rd person singular imperfect indicative middle <guš> 'hear' -- hears
gə̄uš-aiš -- noun; instrumental plural masculine <gə̄uša-> 'ear' -- with ears
SERBIAN: uši (ears), Guša (throat), usne (lips) (note the correlation of these 3 connected body parts)

manaŋhō -- noun; genitive singular neuter <manah-> 'mind' -- of mind
mąz -- abbreviated noun (?); accusative singular masculine (?) <manah-> 'mind' -- ...
SERBIAN: MOZAK = BRAIN, UM = MIND

jīva -- present active particle; nominative singular masculine <jiva-> 'living' -- living
jīvā -- noun; nominative singular feminine <jīvā-> 'life' -- life
jyātə̄uš -- noun; genitive singular masculine <jyātu-> 'life' -- of life
SERBIAN: živa/život

jə̄nayō -- noun; vocative plural feminine <jə̄naya-> 'woman' -- o wives
SERBIAN: žena (vocative in Serbian: ženo)

kahmāi -- interrogative pronoun; dative singular masculine <ka-> 'who, what' -- for whom
SERBIAN: KOME (whom)

kū -- adverb; <ku> 'where' -- where
kudā -- adverb; <kudā> 'where' -- where
SERBIAN: KUDA (WHERETO, WHERE), GDE (WHERE)

yadā -- relative adverb; <yadā> 'when' -- when
SERBIAN: KADA

tadha 32 (adv.) this is, there, in that place, at that time, then (k218)
SERBIAN: TADA (at that time, then)

avā -- verbal prefix; <ava> 'away, down' -- ...
idā -- particle; <idā> 'here' -- here
SERBIAN: OVDE, OVUDA, TUDA, OVAMO

bagāha -- noun; nominative plural masculine <baga-> 'god' -- gods
SERBIAN: BOGOVI (gods)

pasāva -- adverb; <pasāva> 'after(wards)' -- then
SERBIAN: POSLE (afterwards)

atar -- preposition; <atar> 'within, among' -- within
SERBIAN: UNUTAR (within)
añtara [-] (adj.) inside
SERBIAN: UNUTRA

sata [-] 48 (m.f.plNA) one hundred (k519)
SERBIAN: STO

spâ [span] 32 (N) m. dog (k556)
SERBIAN: PSA, PAS (dog)

dargam -- adverb; <dargam> 'long' -- long
SERBIAN: DUG (long)

paouruyē -- adjective; nominative dual masculine <paouruya-> 'first, original' -- primeval
paruvam -- adverb; <paruvam> 'previously, before' -- once
pouruyô [pourvya] 10 () first ... pourvô 5 (mN) first
SERBIAN: PRVO (first)

mərəiθyaoš -- noun; genitive singular masculine <mərəthyu-> 'death' -- of death
SERBIAN: MRTAV, SMRT (death)
marta -- past participle passive; nominative singular masculine <mar> 'die' -- dead
SERBIAN: UMRETI (to die)

urvāzā -- noun; accusative plural neuter <urvāza-> 'joy, bliss' -- joys
SERBIAN: VESELJE (stem is VESE)

taibyō -- demonstrative pronoun; dative plural masculine <tvə̄m-> 'you' -- to you
SERBIAN: TEBI
tavā -- personal pronoun; genitive singular <yūžəm-> 'you' -- yours
SERBIAN: TVOJA, TVOJE

[Shah-Jehan]

Slavic also has countless similarities with Sanskrit
http://www.korenine.si/zborniki/zbor...skulj_indo.pdf
Click on the link, it talks about them...

[rashka]

visam -- adjective; accusative singular masculine <visa-> 'all, every' -- all
vīspāi-ā -- adjective; dative singular neuter <vīspa-> 'all, every' + postposition; <ā> '(up) to, toward, etc.' -- thoughout
SERBIAN: SVE (SOME SLAVIC LANGUAGES: VSE)

From Vedic Sanskrit : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedic_Sanskrit
viśva: "all"

Proto-Indo-Iranian *nižda- "nest" gives Vedic nīḍa- "resting-place, seat, abode", involving both the loss of *ž (accompanied with a lengthening of the *i to ī) and the substitution of the retroflex ḍ for*d .

Serbian nest: gnezdo

Vedic Sanskrit is an Old Indo-Aryan language. It is an archaic form of Sanskrit, an early descendant of Proto-Indo-Iranian. It is closely related to Avestan, the oldest preserved Iranian language.
Vedic Sanskrit is the oldest attested language of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family.