In 1786, Judge William Jones identified similarities between languages such as Sanskrit and Latin, leading to the classification of languages into the Indo-European family. Recent DNA analysis of ancient human remains proposes that the original speakers of this language group were hunter-gatherers from southern Russia approximately 6,000 years ago. While some linguists appreciate the study's rigor, others express skepticism about the conclusions drawn. This finding challenges previous linguistic reconstructions, which suggested the language of nomadic herders, given the vocabulary studied focused more on transport rather than agriculture.
William Jones's observations in 1786 revealed striking similarities between Sanskrit and Latin, suggesting languages may share a common source, sparking the study of Indo-European languages.
A recent study in Nature proposes that the first Indo-European speakers were hunter-gatherers in southern Russia about 6,000 years ago, based on DNA analysis from ancient bones.
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