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What Is the Oldest Attested Indo-European Language?
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- Hittite is the earliest attested Indo-European language.
- It appears in records from the 17th to 13th centuries BC.
- Isolated loanwords and personal names date to 20th century BC.
- This predates other Indo-European languages like Greek and Sanskrit.
- The language is known from cuneiform tablets found at Hattusa.
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