Proto-Greek language in the context of "Pre-Greek substrate"

⭐ In the context of pre-Greek substrate languages, Proto-Greek is considered to have been influenced by vocabulary that cannot be traced back to its ancestral language family. Approximately how many words in the Greek lexicon are thought to originate from this substrate influence?

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⭐ Core Definition: Proto-Greek language

The Proto-Greek language, also known as Proto-Hellenic, is the Indo-European language which was the last common ancestor of all varieties of Greek, including Mycenaean Greek, the subsequent ancient Greek dialects (i.e., Attic, Ionic, Aeolic, Doric proper, Arcadocypriot, Northwest Greek, ancient Macedonian—either a dialect or a closely related Hellenic language) and, ultimately, Koine, Byzantine and Modern Greek (along with its variants). Proto-Greek speakers entered Greece sometime between 2200 and 1900 BC, with the diversification into a southern and a northern group beginning by approximately 1700 BC.

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Proto-Greek language in the context of Pre-Greek

The pre-Greek substrate (or substratum) consists of the unknown pre-Greek language or languages (either Pre-Indo-European or other Indo-European languages) spoken in prehistoric Greece prior to the emergence of the Proto-Greek language in the region c. 3200–2200 BC, during the Early Helladic period. About 1,000 words of Greek vocabulary cannot be adequately explained as derivatives from Proto-Greek or Proto-Indo-European, leading to the substratum hypothesis. According to scholars, Ancient Greek was likely influenced by two types of substrates: one Indo-European, probably an unknown Anatolian language that has been called "Parnassian", and one or several non-Indo-European languages that pre-date the coming of Greeks to the region.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Pre-Greek ← Pre-Greek substrate
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Vladimir I. Georgiev → Pre-Greek → Early Helladic III → Indo-European languages → Greek language → Mycenaean Greek → Ancient Greek dialects → Attic Greek → Ionic Greek → Aeolic Greek → Doric Greek → Arcadocypriot Greek → Northwest Greek → Ancient Macedonian language → Hellenic languages → Koine Greek → Medieval Greek → Modern Greek → Varieties of Modern Greek →