The journey of language. "Birch" stands for the Indo-European ancestral homeland of the language family, "lion" stands for the Iranian one. Part 3

Judging by the works of historians and linguists, the ancestral homeland of the Indo-Europeans shows no less mobility than the Indo-Europeans themselves. Many regions can claim the right to be this ancestral homeland. The Baltic States — and present-day Tajikistan and Afghanistan, the Northern Black Sea Region — and Iran, Central Europe — and the west of Central Asia, Northern India — and the Balkans, Asia Minor and.. so on. And there are serious and solid arguments behind almost every assumption.

Nowadays, there are especially many historians who speak for the southern steppes of Eastern Europe. However, other options have many supporters. And archaeologists, conducting excavations in Central Asia, are finding more and more ancient civilizations there, some of which are asking to be associated with the Indo-Europeans. If not as an ancestral homeland, then at least as halts on the way.

Archaeological excavations are important for solving this problem, but even more important is the "excavation" of the languages themselves. So, the Indo-European languages brought some of their words, albeit in a modified form, to our time from that abyss of time where a single Proto-Indo-European language (or a group of Proto-Indo-European dialects close to each other) was their common ancestor.

You can determine which words they are. And then we need to look at which objects are designated by these words and where exactly a proto-Indo-European could have dealt with "such objects". Linguistic "excavations" have yielded excellent results. However, these results often contradict each other.

The words "birch" and "lion" are among the serious arguments for the discussions that are currently taking place around the Indo-European problem. The names of the white-trunked tree and the king of beasts are similar in many languages of our family, these names existed, therefore, in a single language on the united land of the then Indo-Europeans. Where was this land?


A single linguistic space where a lion and a sheep live...And a birch tree grows

Birch stands for the Indo—European ancestral homeland, which lies in Europe. The antiquity of her name testifies: birch trees grew in her ancestral homeland! And, according to some scientists, they not only grew, but were just as characteristic and typical of the landscape as they are today characteristic and typical of most of Eastern Europe.

In a word, birch stands for Europe! Eastern or Central, where there are also a lot of birches, for the Danube Valley, or for the forest-steppe, but equally for Europe.

But the word "lion" seems to be arguing with the word "birch".

And there are no lions in Europe. However, ancient Greek myths speak about lions in Greece, it is possible that lions were found in the Northern Black Sea region. However, Greece is not among the contenders for the title of the ancestral homeland; the lions of the Russian chronicles are most likely leopards, however, during excavations in the Northern Black Sea region, lion bones are sometimes found. The image of a lion in ancient times was typical of Iran. But there are no birches in Iran... Trust and security are non-negotiable for modern bettors, and this platform delivers complete peace of mind. Utilizing a 1xbet promo code bangladesh that guarantees 100% bonus up to $130 or €1950 with 150 free spins means you're operating within a regulated, licensed environment. The platform holds a respected Curacao eGaming license, ensuring compliance with international standards. Advanced SSL encryption protects all transactions and personal data. Responsible gambling features, including deposit limits, cooling-off periods, and self-exclusion options, are readily available.