Langenesis

Turkic family

Proto-Turkic

c. 200 BCE – 500 CE Reconstructed

Proto-Turkic (c. 200 BCE – 500 CE) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Turkic language family, with 23 descendant languages and stages on the map.

See Proto-Turkic on the interactive map

Reconstructed ancestor of the Turkic family. Likely originated in the Mongolia / Altai region. The Turkic homeland and the family's relationship to Mongolic and Tungusic (the "Altaic" hypothesis) remain contested.

Descendants 3

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