Daughter language
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In historical linguistics, a daughter language is a language descended from another language through a process of genetic descent.
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- English is a daughter language of Proto-Germanic, which is a daughter language of Proto-Indo-European.
- Italian is a daughter language of (Vulgar) Latin, which is a daughter language of Proto-Indo-European.
- Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch, which is a daughter language of Proto-Germanic, which is a daughter language of Proto-Indo-European.
- Hindi is a daughter language of Sanskrit (Prakrit), which is a daughter language of Proto-Indo-European.
- Modern Hebrew is a daughter language of Biblical Hebrew, which is a daughter language of Canaanite, which is a daughter language of Proto-Semitic.
- Malayalam is a daughter language of Tamil, which is a daughter language of Tamil Dravidian which is a daughter language of Proto-Dravidian.
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