Langenesis

Northeast Caucasian family

Proto-Northeast Caucasian

c. 4,000 BCE – 3,000 BCE Reconstructed

Proto-Northeast Caucasian (c. 4,000 BCE – 3,000 BCE) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Northeast Caucasian language family, with 10 descendant languages and stages on the map.

See Proto-Northeast Caucasian on the interactive map

Reconstructed ancestor of the Nakh-Daghestanian family. Dating is contested (estimates range from the 6th to the 3rd millennium BCE); links to Hurro- Urartian (Alarodian) are proposed but unproven.

Descendants 5

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