Langenesis

Dravidian family

Proto-Dravidian

c. 4,000 BCE – 2,500 BCE Reconstructed

Proto-Dravidian (c. 4,000 BCE – 2,500 BCE) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Dravidian language family, with 13 descendant languages and stages on the map.

See Proto-Dravidian on the interactive map

Reconstructed ancestor of the Dravidian family, spoken across South Asia. Possible link to the Indus Valley Civilisation is debated. Modern Dravidian has four main branches: South, South-Central, Central, North.

Descendants 4

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