Langenesis

Tyrsenian family

Proto-Tyrsenian

c. 1,500 BCE – 1,000 BCE Reconstructed

Proto-Tyrsenian (c. 1,500 BCE – 1,000 BCE) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Tyrsenian language family, with 3 descendant languages and stages on the map.

See Proto-Tyrsenian on the interactive map

Hypothetical ancestor of Etruscan, Raetic and Lemnian (Rix 1998). The family is widely accepted but small; its homeland (Italy vs. Aegean) and dating are debated.

Descendants 3

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