Langenesis

Northeast Caucasian family

Proto-Nakh

c. 1,000 BCE – 500 CE Reconstructed

Proto-Nakh (c. 1,000 BCE – 500 CE) is a reconstructed Northeast Caucasian language. It has 2 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Northeast Caucasian → Proto-Nakh.

See Proto-Nakh on the interactive map

Ancestor of Chechen, Ingush and Bats. Dating is approximate.

Lineage

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

Descendants 2

Sister languages 4

Also descended from Proto-Northeast Caucasian.

Sources