KnowraTocharian languagesLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Tocharian languages, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 5Related 4Narrower topic 1Compared with 1Indo-European languagesBroader topic: Its distant location complicates simple accounts of the family’s spread.Proto-Indo-European languageRelated: Their distant geography and distinctive vocabulary provide an independent branch for comparison.Indo-European migrationsBroader topic: Its distant Central Asian record demonstrates the family’s eastward reach.Kurgan hypothesisRelated: Its distant eastern location raises questions about the timing and paths of expansion.Indo-European studiesBroader topic: Their unexpected location and distinctive features illuminate the family’s eastern reach.Indo-European linguisticsBroader topic: Their distant eastern location challenged assumptions based on the family's modern geography.YuezhiCompared with: Their name has sometimes been linked to the Yuezhi, although the linguistic and historical connection is disputed.KuchaNarrower topic: Kucha’s written record includes Tocharian B, a language distinct from neighboring Iranian and Chinese tongues.Tarim mummiesRelated: Their later presence once encouraged unsupported direct links to the Bronze Age mummies.Steppe hypothesisRelated: Their eastern location raises questions about the routes of Indo-European dispersal.TochariansBroader topic: These languages provide the clearest evidence for the people’s identity and history.