Not so conservative, but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language (fa) has old roots. [on a tangent: Cyrus

Not so conservative, but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language (fa) has old roots. [on a tangent: Cyrus' mother was so and so, but his father is only said to have been (λέγεται) so and so. Anyone know if this is a common greek formulation, or was Xenophon throwing shade?]