Langenesis

Indo-European family

Ardhamagadhi Prakrit

c. 300 BCE – 600 CE Classical

Ardhamagadhi Prakrit (c. 300 BCE – 600 CE) is a classical Indo-European language. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Indo-Iranian → Proto-Indo-Aryan → Vedic Sanskrit → Ardhamagadhi Prakrit.

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ISO 639-3
pka

Prakrit intermediate between Magadhi and Shauraseni; the canonical language of Śvetāmbara Jain scripture.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2,500 BCE – 1,800 BCE
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryanc. 1,800 BCE – 1,500 BCE
  4. Vedic Sanskritc. 1,500 BCE – 500 BCE
  5. Ardhamagadhi Prakritc. 300 BCE – 600 CE

Sister languages 9

Also descended from Vedic Sanskrit.

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