Proto-Armenian
E229767
Proto-Armenian is the reconstructed prehistoric stage of the Armenian language from which Classical Armenian and later forms of Armenian evolved.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Armenian canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prehistoric language stage
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| ancestorOf | all known Armenian dialects ⓘ |
| attestation | unattested ⓘ |
| developedInto |
Classical Armenian
ⓘ
Eastern Armenian ⓘ Middle Armenian ⓘ Western Armenian ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Classical Armenian
ⓘ
Middle Armenian ⓘ Middle Armenian ⓘ
surface form:
Modern Armenian
|
| geneticRelation | Indo-European language family ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Armenian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Common Armenian
Pre-Armenian ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Classical Armenian
ⓘ
Eastern Armenian ⓘ Middle Armenian ⓘ Middle Armenian ⓘ
surface form:
Modern Armenian
Western Armenian ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
innovations in nominal inflection compared to Proto-Indo-European
ⓘ
innovations in verbal system compared to Proto-Indo-European ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | merger of certain Proto-Indo-European stops ⓘ |
| hasUncertainty |
degree of contact with neighboring languages
ⓘ
exact chronology ⓘ exact geographic extent ⓘ |
| influenced |
lexicon of Classical Armenian
ⓘ
morphology of Classical Armenian ⓘ phonology of Classical Armenian ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Armenian branch of Indo-European ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| partOf | history of the Armenian language ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
Classical Armenian
ⓘ
Indo-European comparative evidence ⓘ later Armenian dialects ⓘ |
| reconstructionMethod | comparative method ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Anatolia
ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Armenian Highlands ⓘ |
| status |
hypothetical
ⓘ
reconstructed ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Indo-European studies
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Proto-Indo-European
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European proto-language
|
| timeDepth |
early 1st millennium BCE (approximate scholarly estimate)
ⓘ
late 2nd millennium BCE (approximate scholarly estimate) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | none ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.