Indo-European family

Eastern Armenian

c. 1700 CE – today Living

Eastern Armenian (c. 1700 CE – today) is a living Indo-European language. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Armenian → Classical Armenian → Middle Armenian → Eastern Armenian.

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ISO 639-3
hye

Standard of Armenia and of Armenians in Iran.

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
  4. Middle Armenianc. 1100 CE – 1700 CE
  5. Eastern Armenianc. 1700 CE – today

Sister languages 1

Also descended from Middle Armenian.

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