Langenesis

Indo-European family

Modern Greek

1500 CE – today Living

Modern Greek (1500 CE – today) is a living Indo-European language. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Hellenic → Ancient Greek → Koine Greek → Medieval Greek → Modern Greek.

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Speakers
13.5M (13,500,000)
ISO 639-3
ell
Glottocode
mode1248

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2,200 BCE – 1,500 BCE
  3. Ancient Greek1,100 BCE – 300 BCE
  4. Koine Greek300 BCE – 600 CE
  5. Medieval Greek600 CE – 1500 CE
  6. Modern Greek1500 CE – today

Sister languages 2

Also descended from Medieval Greek.

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