anatolian language

noun phrase

Meaning

A member of the extinct branch of the Indo-European language family that was spoken in ancient Anatolia.

Examples

  • Hittite is the most well-documented Anatolian language, preserved on thousands of clay tablets.
  • Scholars believe that the Anatolian language group was the first to split from the common Indo-European ancestor.

Synonyms: Hittite, Luwian, Indo-European, extinct language