Indo-European family

Carian

c. 700 BCE – 200 BCE Extinct

Carian (c. 700 BCE – 200 BCE) is an extinct Indo-European language. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Anatolian → Carian.

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ISO 639-3
xcr

Luwic language of Caria, deciphered only in the late 20th century.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-Anatolianc. 3,000 BCE – 2,000 BCE
  3. Carianc. 700 BCE – 200 BCE

Sister languages 5

Also descended from Proto-Anatolian.

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