Indo-European family
Lydian
c. 700 BCE – 200 BCE Extinct
Lydian (c. 700 BCE – 200 BCE) is an extinct Indo-European language. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Anatolian → Lydian.
See Lydian on the interactive map- ISO 639-3
- xld
Language of the kingdom of Lydia; its position within Anatolian is unclear.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
- Proto-Anatolianc. 3,000 BCE – 2,000 BCE
- Lydianc. 700 BCE – 200 BCE
Sister languages 5
Also descended from Proto-Anatolian.