context: Persian or Persian is a language comprised of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family in Central Asia. The Persian language originated from the language of the ancient peoples of Persia. There are currently three official forms of the language: in Iran it is known as Persian (Persian [fɒːɾˈsiː]) or Persian. This is very common in Afghanistan; There it is known as Dari (Dari [dæˈɾi]). Another form of the language is prevalent in Tajikistan and the Pamir Plateau region. Its official name in Tajikistan is Tajikistan (।оҷикӣ / Toçikī / Tajik) [tɔːdʒɪˈkiː]. In addition, many Persian-speaking people live in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.
question: Where did the Persian language originate from?