Proto-Albanian

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Proto-Albanian is the reconstructed prehistoric stage of the Albanian language, representing the common ancestor from which all later Albanian dialects developed.

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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

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Common Albanian follows Proto-Albanian