Proto-Indo-Aryan language
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Proto-Indo-Aryan is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-Aryan languages, including Sanskrit and its related ancient and modern descendants in the Indian subcontinent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proto-Indo-Aryan language canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5846860 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proto-Indo-Aryan language Context triple: [Proto-Indo-Iranian language, parentLanguageOf, Proto-Indo-Aryan language]
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A.
Proto-Indo-Iranian language
Proto-Indo-Iranian is the reconstructed prehistoric language from which all Indo-Iranian languages, including the Iranian and Indo-Aryan branches, are descended.
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B.
Proto-Indo-European
Proto-Indo-European is the reconstructed common ancestor of the vast Indo-European language family, from which many ancient and modern languages of Europe and Asia are derived.
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C.
Indo-Iranian languages
Indo-Iranian languages are a major branch of the Indo-European language family that includes numerous related languages spoken across Iran, Afghanistan, the Indian subcontinent, and surrounding regions.
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D.
Proto-Iranian language
The Proto-Iranian language is the reconstructed prehistoric ancestor of all Iranian languages, from which branches like Southwestern Iranian (including Persian) later developed.
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E.
Old Indo-Aryan
Old Indo-Aryan is the early historical stage of the Indo-Aryan languages, exemplified by Vedic and Classical Sanskrit and attested in ancient texts of the Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proto-Indo-Aryan language Target entity description: Proto-Indo-Aryan is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-Aryan languages, including Sanskrit and its related ancient and modern descendants in the Indian subcontinent.
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A.
Proto-Indo-Iranian language
Proto-Indo-Iranian is the reconstructed prehistoric language from which all Indo-Iranian languages, including the Iranian and Indo-Aryan branches, are descended.
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B.
Proto-Indo-European
Proto-Indo-European is the reconstructed common ancestor of the vast Indo-European language family, from which many ancient and modern languages of Europe and Asia are derived.
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C.
Indo-Iranian languages
Indo-Iranian languages are a major branch of the Indo-European language family that includes numerous related languages spoken across Iran, Afghanistan, the Indian subcontinent, and surrounding regions.
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D.
Proto-Iranian language
The Proto-Iranian language is the reconstructed prehistoric ancestor of all Iranian languages, from which branches like Southwestern Iranian (including Persian) later developed.
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E.
Old Indo-Aryan
Old Indo-Aryan is the early historical stage of the Indo-Aryan languages, exemplified by Vedic and Classical Sanskrit and attested in ancient texts of the Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan language
ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Classical Sanskrit
ⓘ
Middle Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ New Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| follows | Proto-Indo-Iranian language ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Indo-European language
ⓘ
Proto-Indo-Iranian language ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Apabhraṃśa
ⓘ
Assamese ⓘ Awadhi ⓘ Bagheli ⓘ Bengali ⓘ Bhojpuri ⓘ Bihari languages ⓘ Chhattisgarhi ⓘ Chittagonian ⓘ
linked to:
Chittagonian language
Classical Sanskrit ⓘ
linked to:
Sanskrit
Dardic languages ⓘ Dogri ⓘ Garhwali ⓘ Gujarati ⓘ Haryanvi ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Kashmiri ⓘ
linked to:
Kashmiri language
Konkani ⓘ Kumaoni ⓘ Lahnda ⓘ Magahi ⓘ Maithili ⓘ Maldivian (Dhivehi) ⓘ
linked to:
Dhivehi language
Marathi ⓘ
linked to:
Marathi language
Marwari ⓘ Nepali ⓘ Odia ⓘ Pali ⓘ Prakrit languages ⓘ
linked to:
Prakrit
Punjabi ⓘ
linked to:
Punjabi language
Rajasthani languages ⓘ
linked to:
Rajasthani
Romani language ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ Saurashtra language ⓘ Sindhi ⓘ Sinhala ⓘ Sylheti ⓘ
linked to:
Sylheti language
Urdu ⓘ
linked to:
Urdu language
Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aspirated stops
ⓘ
case system ⓘ grammatical gender ⓘ pitch or stress accent (reconstructed) ⓘ retroflex consonants ⓘ rich inflectional morphology ⓘ verbal aspect distinctions ⓘ |
| notAttestedInWriting | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Proto-Indo-Iranian language continuum
ⓘ
linked to:
Proto-Indo-Iranian language
|
| reconstructedFrom |
Classical Sanskrit
ⓘ
linked to:
Sanskrit
Middle Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Indo-Aryan
New Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ Nuristani and Dardic data ⓘ Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Indian subcontinent (prehistoric period)
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asian archaeology
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| studiedInDiscipline |
Indo-European studies
ⓘ
Indology ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Indo-European languages ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-European language family
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE (approximate, reconstructed) ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | none (reconstructed only) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proto-Indo-Aryan language Description of subject: Proto-Indo-Aryan is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-Aryan languages, including Sanskrit and its related ancient and modern descendants in the Indian subcontinent.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.