Before Indo-European (The Indo-Uralic Hypothesis) Part ONE

Exploring the Origins of Language: Indo-European & Uralic Connection 📜 Welcome to Learn Hittite! Join us on a captivating journey through the intricate web of linguistic evolution as we delve into the fascinating ties between language families. Prepare to unravel the mysteries of language ancestry and discovery in this thought-provoking video. In 1786, William Jones delivered words that echoed through time, sparking the curiosity of scholars and paving the way for the study of the Indo-European language family. But Jones wasn’t the first to ponder the interconnectedness of languages; earlier thinkers had already laid the groundwork for what would become Indo-European studies. 🔍 Today, we embark on a quest to explore the Indo-Uralic hypothesis, a compelling theory that suggests a link between the Indo-European and Uralic language families. Could these languages share a common linguistic ancestor, akin to a distant relative? 🤔 🗺️ Let’s map out the distribution of Uralic languages and examine proposed language tree models, shedding light on the pioneering contributions of Danish linguist Vilhelm Thomsen and the early work of Daniel Europaeus. 💡 Discover key insights into the Indo-Uralic hypothesis, from its inception to modern-day scholarship, as we dissect compelling evidence supporting linguistic parallels between Proto-Indo-European and Proto-Uralic. 📚 Join us in uncovering the mysteries of language evolution and stay tuned for Part 2, where we delve deeper into the evidence supporting the Indo-Uralic hypothesis. 🔑 Key Words: Sanskrit, William Jones, Indo-European, ancestry, paganism, linguistic evolution, Uralic languages, language tree models, Indo-Uralic hypothesis, Proto-Indo-European, Proto-Uralic, linguistic parallels, language evolution. ⚠️ Disclaimer: Please be aware that the Indo-Uralic language hypothesis is not universally accepted and today’s video is meant to be merely a source of information regarding the hypothesis and does not signify endorsement. Part two should be available in the next few weeks. 📚 Selected References (In rough order of appearance) Mallory, J. P., & Adams, D. Q. (2006). The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World. Oxford University Press. Lehtinen, J., Honkola, T., Korhonen, K., Syrjänen, K., Wahlberg, N., & Vesakoski, O. (2014). Behind Family Trees: Secondary Connections in Uralic Language. Networks. Language Dynamics and Change, 4(2), 189-221. Thomsen, V. (1869). Den gotiske sprogklasses indflydelse på den finske: en sproghistorisk undersøgelse [The influence of the Gothic language class on Finnish: A historical linguistic investigation]. København: Gyldendal. ✨ Kloekhorst, A., & Pronk, T. (Eds.). Kallio, P. Klemenčič, S. Lubitsky, A. Kümmel, M. J. (07 Oct. 2019). The Precursors of Proto-Indo-European. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. Salminen, V. (1905). . Europaeus. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura Europaeus, . (1863). Vorläufiger Entwurf über den Urstamm der indoeuropäischen Sprachfamilie und seine vor-indoeuropäischen Abzweigungen, namentlich die finnisch-ungarische: Die Zahlwörter der finnisch-ungarische Sprachen. Helsinki: Friis. Kallio, P., & Koivulehto, J. (2018). More Remote Relationships of Proto-Indo-European. In J. Klein, B. Joseph, & M. Fritz (Eds.), Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics 3 (pp. 2280-2292). Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft 41/3. De Gruyter. Kessler, Brett, & Annukka Lehtonen. (2006). Multilateral comparison and significance testing of the Indo-Uralic question. In Peter Forster & Colin Renfrew (Eds.), Phylogenetic methods and the prehistory of languages (pp. 33–42). Cambridge, England: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. ✨ Kortlandt, F. (01 Jan. 2010). Studies in Germanic, Indo-European and Indo-Uralic. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill