aɪˈɑːsi wɜːɹ ˌɔːɾoʊtʃtˈɑːnɪk pˈiːpəl ʌv pænˈoʊniə, bˌʌt ðɛɹ ɪz pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv ðɛɹ dˈɪstənt ɪɹˈeɪniən ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn, dˈuː tə ðə sˌɪmɪlˈæɹᵻɾi ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɛθnɪk nˈeɪm wɪð nˈeɪm ʌv sɑːɹmˈeɪʃən ˈaɪeɪzˌaɪdʒᵻz.
Iasi were autochtonic people of Pannonia, but there is possibility of their distant Iranian origin, due to the similarity of their ethnic name with name of Sarmatian Iazyges.