Langenesis

Kartvelian family

Old Georgian

c. 430 CE – 1100 CE Classical

Old Georgian (c. 430 CE – 1100 CE) is a classical Kartvelian language. It has 1 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Kartvelian → Proto-Karto-Zan → Old Georgian.

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ISO 639-3
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Attested from 5th-century inscriptions (Bir el Qutt, Bolnisi) and a rich hagiographic literature; remains the liturgical language of the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Kartvelianc. 2,500 BCE – 1,900 BCE
  2. Proto-Karto-Zanc. 1,900 BCE – 800 BCE
  3. Old Georgianc. 430 CE – 1100 CE

Descendants 1

Sister languages 1

Also descended from Proto-Karto-Zan.

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