Proto-Albanian
E22787
Proto-Albanian is the reconstructed prehistoric stage of the Albanian language, representing the common ancestor from which all later Albanian dialects developed.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancestor language
ⓘ
prehistoric language stage ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| approximateDateRange | 1st millennium CE ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | late Proto-Indo-European dialects ⓘ |
| evidenceType | indirect evidence only ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Common Albanian
ⓘ
Medieval Albanian ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
modern Albanian morphology
ⓘ
modern Albanian phonology ⓘ modern Albanian vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasLexicalStratum |
Ancient Greek loanwords
ⓘ
Latin loanwords ⓘ native Albanian vocabulary ⓘ substrate vocabulary of unclear origin ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
innovative definite article system
ⓘ
restructured case system ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
development of voiced aspirates to fricatives
ⓘ
loss of final short vowels in many positions ⓘ palatalization of velars before front vowels ⓘ |
| hasUncertainFeature |
exact geographic homeland
ⓘ
precise chronology of sound changes ⓘ |
| isAncestorOf |
Albanian language
ⓘ
Arbëresh ⓘ
surface form:
Arbëresh Albanian
Arvanitika ⓘ Gheg ⓘ
surface form:
Gheg Albanian
Gheg ⓘ
surface form:
Tosk Albanian
|
| languageBranch | Albanian branch of Indo-European ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| notAttestedIn | contemporary written documents ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Albanian language ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
comparative method
ⓘ
early Albanian texts ⓘ internal reconstruction ⓘ loanword evidence ⓘ toponymy ⓘ |
| reconstructionStatus | partially reconstructed ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Proto-Indo-European ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkan Peninsula
Western Balkans ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Balkan linguistics
ⓘ
Indo-European studies ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Proto-Indo-European
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European proto-language
|
| timeDepth |
early Middle Ages
ⓘ
late antiquity ⓘ |
| writingSystem | unwritten ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.