Question

Sanskrit is part of which Indo-European branch?

• A. Romance
• B. Germanic
• C. Indo-Iranian
• D. Celtic

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Indo-Iranian

Sanskrit belongs to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. This branch is further divided into two main subgroups:

1. Indo-Aryan (Indic) languages → Includes Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, etc.

2. Iranian languages → Includes Persian (Farsi), Pashto, Kurdish, Balochi, etc.