...The Proto-Indo-European language (PIE) is the unattested, reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European languages, spoken by the Proto-Indo-Europeans. The existence of such a language has been accepted by linguists for over a century, and there have been many attempts at reconstruction. Nevertheless, many disagreements and uncertainties remain.
Discovery and reconstruction
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- The Proto-Indo-European language (PIE) is the unattested, reconstructed common ... As the Proto-Indo-European language broke up, its sound system diverged as well, ...
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- ... people who spoke the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language. ... Proto-Indo-European language. Comparative linguistics. Urheimat. Armenian hypothesis ...
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Is the existence of Proto Indo Is there a genetic, not
linguistic proof that there
were Indo Europeans and then
they splitted into different
nationalities?
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Yes, there's a large amount of Indo European DNA as far West as northern India, to match the spread of the Indo European language. You get the odd blond Indian and Pakistani as result. Mostly you're looking at expansion from places like Iran and the countries South/West of the Black sea. Theseare the most likely point of origin for Indo Europeans. It shows up in the DNA of North Indians and Pakistanis quite a bit. The spread of Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup R1a1 particularly has been associated with the spread of the Indo-European languages. http://64.233.183.104/search?q =cache:Ouuthtm95vIJ:en.wikiped ia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-Europea ns+indo+european+y+dna+india&h l=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=uk http://www.genomenewsnetwork.o rg/articles/05_01/Indo-Europea n.shtml Northern Europeans only speak an Indo European language though, courtesy of the Romans. We are genetically Celtic, more like the old Cro magnon people. The Indo Europeans spread into Europe really only affected the southern countries as far as population goes. Places like Italy and Greece, as can be shown by the Y chromosome haplotypes. Below, is correct, but Celtic isn't as closely related as the Latin derived language we speak now. It was 'the first wave', Latin is later. http://www.danshort.com/ie/ The Hittites in ancient Turkey spoke an Indo European language. Indo European probably spread westwards from Anatolia with the spread of farming. |
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Is the Proto-Indo-European I thought Proto-Indo-European
language (the ancestor of all
Indo-European languages) was
deemed a proven hypothesis,
and thus named in different
languages simply Indo-European
(as Spanish 'indoeuropeo',
French 'Indo-europ
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A "proven hypothesis" is a fact. It's not a certainty and it never will be until we invent time machines, but it's a well-supported and widely accepted theory. With this kind of theory, it's not a question of proven or unproven, because you can't ever prove it. As far as the PIE reconstruction goes, there are a lot of competing reconstructions, and we'll never know which one is right, although certain features can be established with a high level of confidence. |
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is sanskrit is the like greek,latin,english and
many other old languages there
are so many similar words in
these languages.And as
sanskrit originated very long
back as long as vedic period
one of the oldest.
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There is no doubt that many Indian languages have evolved from Sanskrit, just as many European languages have evolved from Latin. But I wouldn't go so far as to say that all other languages have evolved from Sanskrit.Sanskrit is undoubtedly one of the richest and most beautiful languages of the world. |
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