Proto-Semitic language
Proto-Semitic is the hypothetical reconstructed proto-language ancestral to the Semitic languages. There is no consensus regarding the location of the Proto-Semitic Urheimat: scholars hypothesize that it may have originated in the Levant, the Sahara, the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, or northern Africa.
Proto-Semitic | |
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Reconstruction of | Semitic languages |
Era | ca. 4500–3500 BC |
Reconstructed ancestor | |
Lower-order reconstructions |
The Semitic language family is considered part of the broader macro-family of Afroasiatic languages.
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