KnowraProto-Indo-EuropeansLinked fromLinked fromThe 23 pages that link to Proto-Indo-Europeans, each with the reason it gives.All 23Broader topic 4Related 3Narrower topic 16Proto-languageBroader topic: It is a major reconstructed proto-language, inferred from a broad set of descendant languages.Proto-SlavicNarrower topic: Proto-Slavic inherited much of its vocabulary and grammar from this more distant ancestor.Proto-GermanicNarrower topic: Proto-Germanic inherited much of its vocabulary and structure from this earlier ancestor.Kurgan hypothesisNarrower topic: Its date and linguistic features must be reconciled with archaeological and genetic evidence.NeogrammariansBroader topic: Neogrammarian sound laws helped reconstruct its forms and development.Grassmann's lawNarrower topic: The Greek and Sanskrit patterns are inherited developments within this language family.Indo-European linguisticsBroader topic: It is the principal ancestral language reconstructed by Indo-European comparison.Laryngeal theoryNarrower topic: Laryngeal theory concerns the sound system attributed to this unattested ancestral language.Linguistic paleontologyBroader topic: Its vocabulary has supported influential reconstructions of early Indo-European life.Rasmus RaskRelated: Rask’s comparative work contributed evidence for the historical relationships later used to reconstruct this ancestor.Indo-European ablautNarrower topic: Ablaut is reconstructed as part of this ancestor’s morphology and phonology.Verner's lawNarrower topic: Its accentual patterns supplied the conditioning environment reconstructed for Verner's law.Glottalic theoryNarrower topic: Glottalic theory proposes a different stop inventory for this reconstructed language.Neogrammarian hypothesisRelated: Regular correspondences made systematic reconstruction of this unattested language possible.Phonological changeNarrower topic: Its reconstructed phonology provides a baseline for tracing changes across Indo-European branches.PalatalizationRelated: Palatalization helped distinguish major historical stages in the development of Indo-European languages.Slavic second palatalizationNarrower topic: Proto-Slavic inherited the velar consonants that later changed.Steppe hypothesisNarrower topic: The hypothesis identifies the steppe as the homeland of this reconstructed language.Brugmann's lawNarrower topic: The law tracks the fate of its short *o in Proto-Indo-Iranian.Hirt's lawNarrower topic: The accent that Hirt's law affects is inherited from this ancestor.Lachmann's lawNarrower topic: Comparative evidence from inherited forms helps explain the pre-Latin consonants behind the pattern.Osthoff's lawNarrower topic: Comparisons with inherited forms help identify long vowels shortened in daughter languages.Ruki sound lawNarrower topic: The law is conventionally described as a change affecting its *sibilant.
KnowraProto-Indo-EuropeansLinked fromLinked fromThe 23 pages that link to Proto-Indo-Europeans, each with the reason it gives.All 23Broader topic 4Related 3Narrower topic 16Proto-languageBroader topic: It is a major reconstructed proto-language, inferred from a broad set of descendant languages.Proto-SlavicNarrower topic: Proto-Slavic inherited much of its vocabulary and grammar from this more distant ancestor.Proto-GermanicNarrower topic: Proto-Germanic inherited much of its vocabulary and structure from this earlier ancestor.Kurgan hypothesisNarrower topic: Its date and linguistic features must be reconciled with archaeological and genetic evidence.NeogrammariansBroader topic: Neogrammarian sound laws helped reconstruct its forms and development.Grassmann's lawNarrower topic: The Greek and Sanskrit patterns are inherited developments within this language family.Indo-European linguisticsBroader topic: It is the principal ancestral language reconstructed by Indo-European comparison.Laryngeal theoryNarrower topic: Laryngeal theory concerns the sound system attributed to this unattested ancestral language.Linguistic paleontologyBroader topic: Its vocabulary has supported influential reconstructions of early Indo-European life.Rasmus RaskRelated: Rask’s comparative work contributed evidence for the historical relationships later used to reconstruct this ancestor.Indo-European ablautNarrower topic: Ablaut is reconstructed as part of this ancestor’s morphology and phonology.Verner's lawNarrower topic: Its accentual patterns supplied the conditioning environment reconstructed for Verner's law.Glottalic theoryNarrower topic: Glottalic theory proposes a different stop inventory for this reconstructed language.Neogrammarian hypothesisRelated: Regular correspondences made systematic reconstruction of this unattested language possible.Phonological changeNarrower topic: Its reconstructed phonology provides a baseline for tracing changes across Indo-European branches.PalatalizationRelated: Palatalization helped distinguish major historical stages in the development of Indo-European languages.Slavic second palatalizationNarrower topic: Proto-Slavic inherited the velar consonants that later changed.Steppe hypothesisNarrower topic: The hypothesis identifies the steppe as the homeland of this reconstructed language.Brugmann's lawNarrower topic: The law tracks the fate of its short *o in Proto-Indo-Iranian.Hirt's lawNarrower topic: The accent that Hirt's law affects is inherited from this ancestor.Lachmann's lawNarrower topic: Comparative evidence from inherited forms helps explain the pre-Latin consonants behind the pattern.Osthoff's lawNarrower topic: Comparisons with inherited forms help identify long vowels shortened in daughter languages.Ruki sound lawNarrower topic: The law is conventionally described as a change affecting its *sibilant.