jälkeläiskielet
Jälkeläiskielet refers to the languages that descend from a common ancestral language. This ancestral language is called the proto-language. When a population speaking a single language splits into different groups, and these groups become geographically or socially isolated, their languages begin to diverge over time. This divergence leads to the formation of new, distinct languages, which are then considered the jälkeläiskielet of the original proto-language.
The study of jälkeläiskielet is a fundamental aspect of historical linguistics. By comparing related languages, linguists
The relationships between languages are often represented using language family trees, where the trunk represents the