Social:Proto-Georgian–Zan language
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Short description: Reconstructed ancestor of the Karto-Zan languages
| Proto-Georgian–Zan | |
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| Proto-Karto-Zan | |
| Reconstruction of | Karto-Zan languages |
| Era | c. 19th century BC - c. 8th century BC |
Reconstructed ancestor | |
Proto-Georgian–Zan (also referred to as Proto-Karto-Zan) is a reconstructed language which is the common ancestor of Karto-Zan languages.[1] It is hypothesized to have diverged from Proto-Kartvelian during the 19th century BC[2] and to have split into the ancestor of the Zan languages and the Georgic languages (ancestor of Judaeo-Georgian and Georgian and dialects) around the 8th century BC or 7th century BC.[3]
Phonology
The phonology of Proto-Georgian–Zan is essentially identical to Proto-Kartvelian in both vowel sounds and consonant sounds, although the lexicon has slightly diverged, as evidenced by the lack of certain words related to metallurgy and agriculture present in Svan.
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| Family tree of the Kartvelian languages |
References
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- ↑ Klimov, Georgij A. (1998-12-31). Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages. doi:10.1515/9783110806618. ISBN 978-3-11-015658-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110806618.
- ↑ (in en) Linguistics. Mouton. 1999. https://books.google.com/books?id=CN1pAAAAIAAJ&q=georgian-zan.
- ↑ (in en) Soviet Anthropology and Archaeology: ISAP Translations from Original Soviet Sources. International Arts and Sciences Press. 1965. https://books.google.com/books?id=HsAjAQAAIAAJ&q=georgian-zan.
