Thraco-phrygian (Noun)
Meaning
An extinct branch of the Indo-European language family thought by some to be related to Armenian.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Some linguists consider the Thraco-Phrygian languages to be an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family, with potential ties to the Armenian language.
- Scholars continue to study the relationship between the ancient languages, with many proposing that the Thraco-Phrygian language group influenced the development of the Armenian tongue.
- While little remains of the ancient Thraco-Phrygian languages, linguists are able to study and theorize based on place names, proper nouns, and scattered vocabulary from other historical languages.
- One key reason linguists link Thraco-Phrygian languages to the Armenian branch is due to grammatical and phonological similarities observed between them.
- Ancient Thraco-Phrygian, like Armenian, belonged to a separate subfamily of Indo-European, often compared with languages of Greek, Latin, and Hittite origins for more precise origins and meanings.