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  1. t. e. The Balto-Slavic languages form a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, traditionally comprising the Baltic and Slavic languages. Baltic and Slavic languages share several linguistic traits not found in any other Indo-European branch, [1] which points to a period of common development and origin.

  2. Feb 16, 2020 · Still, the Balto-Slavic languages share a word that does not follow that rule, in this word the PIE *ḱ changed into *k, and not to *s or *š as it would have been expected. Such a change is characteristic of the centum languages, but not the satem Balto-Slavic. The word means 'stone, rock' and it developed so:

  3. The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the Early Middle Ages, which in turn is thought to have descended from the earlier Proto-Balto-Slavic language, linking the Slavic languages to the Baltic ...

  4. Balto-Slavic languages, hypothetical language group comprising the languages of the Baltic and Slavic subgroups of the Indo-European language family. Those scholars who accept the Balto-Slavic hypothesis attribute the large number of close similarities in the vocabulary, grammar, and sound systems.

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  5. The Balto-Slavic languages are mainly spoken in areas of eastern, northern and southern parts of Europe. The Balto-Slavic languages are daughter languages of the now extinct PIE. There are only two Baltic languages spoken today: Lithuanian and Latvian. Some of Balto-Slavic languages spoken today: Lithuanian (Baltic) Latvian (Baltic)

  6. 15.2.2 Shared Innovations in the Core Lexicon . The existence of a unitary Balto-Slavic proto-language is confirmed by the fact that Baltic and Slavic share a number of lexemes belonging to the core vocabulary that are either not found in other Indo-European languages or that show identical morphological or semantic innovations compared to cognates in other Indo-European languages.

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