Urheimat facts for kids
Urheimat (German: ur- original, ancient; Heimat home, homeland) is a linguistic term meaning the original homeland of the speakers of a proto-language. Since many peoples tend to wander and spread, there is no exact Urheimat, but there is an Indo-European Urheimat different from the Germanic or Romance Urheimat. Recent studies say the original home of Indo-Europeans was near the Armenian Highlands.
Specific hypotheses:
- Kurgan hypothesis
- Anatolian hypothesis
- Armenian hypothesis
- Out of India theory
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The countries and autonomous regions where a Turkic language has official status.
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The Benue-Congo homeland
See also
In Spanish: Urheimat para niños
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