The Spread of the Proto-Indo-European Language Family from the Steppe

3500 BCE · Pontik-Hazar Bozkırı → Avrupa / Orta Asya / Güney Asya · linguistic

Present-day linguistic and genetic research (Haak et al.

2015, Anthony 2007) supports the view that the Proto-Indo-European language family spread from the Pontic-Caspian steppe (the milieu of the Yamnaya culture) into Europe, Iran, India and Central Asia. Carried into Central Asia by the Yamnaya-Afanasievo branch, this proto-language deeply influenced Tocharian, Indo-Iranian and, indirectly, the environment in which proto-Turkic took shape.

Related civilizations

Frequently asked questions

What was The Spread of the Proto-Indo-European Language Family from the Steppe?
Present-day linguistic and genetic research (Haak et al.
When did The Spread of the Proto-Indo-European Language Family from the Steppe happen?
3500 BCE
Where did The Spread of the Proto-Indo-European Language Family from the Steppe take place?
Pontik-Hazar Bozkırı → Avrupa / Orta Asya / Güney Asya