Langenesis

Northeast Caucasian family

Proto-Lezgic

c. 2,000 BCE – 500 BCE Reconstructed

Proto-Lezgic (c. 2,000 BCE – 500 BCE) is a reconstructed Northeast Caucasian language. It has 3 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Northeast Caucasian → Proto-Lezgic.

See Proto-Lezgic on the interactive map

Ancestor of Lezgian, Tabasaran, Udi and other languages of southern Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan. Dating is approximate.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Northeast Caucasianc. 4,000 BCE – 3,000 BCE
  2. Proto-Lezgicc. 2,000 BCE – 500 BCE

Descendants 2

Sister languages 4

Also descended from Proto-Northeast Caucasian.

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