Enter the Indo-Europeans, feat. Colin Gorrie | Episode CIII
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The episode explores the origins of the Indo-Europeans and the Proto-Indo-European language, discussing migration theories and the nature of prehistoric languages.
Send us Fan Mail Supposedly, about half of the world population speaks languages that all come from one root language: Proto-Indo-European. How do we know, and where did "PIE" come from? Ukraine, Anatolia, or somewhere else? Did the Indo-Europeans spread out in a massive, peaceful migration of farmers? Or as small bands of shepherds, stealing livestock and killing anyone standing in the way? How do we even know what a prehistoric language sounded like if we don't have any record of their lang...
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