exerted an influence on South Asian languages, especially  Urdu , as well as Hindi ,  Punjabi ,  Sindhi ,  Saraiki ,  Sylheti ,  Bengali ,  Oriya . [2] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]   Contents  [ hide ] 1 Classification 2 Nomenclature 2.1 Contemporary local nomenclature 2.2 English nomenclature 2.3 International nomenclature 3 History 3.1 Old Persian 3.2 Middle