Graeco-Phrygian is a proposed subgroup of the Indo-European language family which comprises the Hellenic and Phrygian languages.
Facts
Disputed
RegionSouthern Balkans, Anatolia and Cyprus 1 Graeco-Phrygian is a proposed subgroup; the region reflects the Greek and Phrygian areas. Proto-Language StatusHypothetical proto-Graeco-Phrygian stage, not reconstructed 1 Proposed proto stage is hypothetical and not reconstructed because Phrygian is poorly attested. Connections
Descends From
Why this is disputed. Graeco-Phrygian is a proposed primary branch of Indo-European uniting Greek and the extinct Phrygian language on shared phonological and morphological innovations; the grouping is accepted by many Indo-Europeanists but not universal.
Sources
1. Graeco-Phrygian, Wikipedia
Infobox, geographic distribution
Southern Balkans, Anatolia and Cyprus
Discussion of the proposal
a proto-Graeco-Phrygian stage out of which Greek and Phrygian originated, and if Phrygian was more sufficiently attested, that stage could perhaps be reconstructed.
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