Title: Indo-Slavic Lexical Isoglosses and the Prehistoric Dispersal of Indo-Iranian
Series Title: Leiden Studies in Indo-European
Publication Year: 2025

Publisher: Brill
http://www.brill.com
Book URL: https://brill.com/display/title/72253

Author(s): Axel I. Palmér

ISBN hardback: 978-90-04-73053-3 (EUR. 109 / USD 118 excl. VAT)
ISBN E-book: 978-90-04-73185-1 (Open Access)

DOI: 10.1163/9789004731851

Abstract:

During the past decade, the ancient DNA revolution has had a massive impact on the scholarly debates on the origins and dispersals of language families. Now, linguists are asking the question: does linguistic and genetic evidence paint the same picture of the human past? This book sheds new light on an old hypothesis on the relatedness of Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic languages, by studying unique lexical correspondences of these branches. It argues that their common <i>Indo-Slavic</i> origin supports an emerging picture based on ancient DNA, which shows a genetic relationship between prehistoric populations of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics

Language Family(ies): Indo-Iranian
Slavic

Written In: English (eng)