Indo-European family

Classical Armenian

405 CE – 1100 CE Classical

Classical Armenian (405 CE – 1100 CE) is a classical Indo-European language. It has 3 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Armenian → Classical Armenian.

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ISO 639-3
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Grabar. Written from the creation of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots (c. 405); still the liturgical language of the Armenian Church.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-Armenianc. 1,200 BCE – 400 CE
  3. Classical Armenian405 CE – 1100 CE

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