Tracing English as far back as possible
RobWord
July 13, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeAx3QZ7eRs

In this episode, we'll trace English back to its oldest known ancestor: an ancestor it shares with almost all of Europe's languages, as well as some Asian languages. That ancestor is called Proto-Indo-European.

I also talk about the controversial Nostratic language family and ask whether there could really be a "Proto-Earth" language.

Viewer comments:

@MarkAntony-l7s
I'm Indian and I have basic knowledge in Sanskrit. I once tried learning Latin and I was amazed to find similarities not just in vocabulary but also structure. It might not seem obvious at first but my knowledge of Sanskrit and my overall interest in languages in general led me to observe those similarities.

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@Sandro-rp9un
As someone from Georgia (Kartvelian language family), I can say that I always wondered about the possible connection between Indo-European language family with Kartvelian.