glottochronology

English

Etymology

From glotto- +‎ chronology.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɡlɒtəʊkɹəˈnɒlədʒi/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌɡlɑːtoʊkɹəˈnɑːlədʒi/

Noun

glottochronology

The study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language.

Translations

the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language

Armenian: լեզվաժամանակագրություն (hy) (lezvažamanakagrutʿyun)
Russian: глоттохронология (ru) (glottoxronologija)

Tagalog: paladilataknaan

See also

lexicostatistics

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