Langenesis

Austroasiatic family

Proto-Austroasiatic

c. 3,000 BCE – 2,000 BCE Reconstructed

Proto-Austroasiatic (c. 3,000 BCE – 2,000 BCE) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Austroasiatic language family, with 11 descendant languages and stages on the map.

See Proto-Austroasiatic on the interactive map

Reconstructed ancestor of the Austroasiatic family (Mon-Khmer, Munda, Vietic, Khasic...). Homeland debated (Mekong basin vs. south China vs. India); ~2500 BCE per Sidwell.

Descendants 5

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