The Karto-Zan languages, also known as Georgian-Zan, are a branch of the Kartvelian language family that contains the Georgian and Zan languages. The Svan language forms the other branch of the Kartvelian family, showing characteristic differences from the Karto-Zan group. It has been hypothesized that the divergence between Svan and Proto-Kartvelian goes back as far as the 19th century BC. Georgian and Zan on the other hand diversified from Proto-Georgian-Zan during the 7th century BC. Both languages share common archaic words related to metallurgy and agriculture absent in Svan.
Facts
RegionSouth Caucasus, Anatolia, Israel 1 Proto-Language StatusProto-Georgian-Zan, from which Georgian and Zan diversified during the 7th century BC 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Karto-Zan languages
Infobox, region
South Caucasus, Anatolia, Israel
Introduction, sentence 4
diversified from Proto-Georgian
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.