Apr 20, 2018 · The timeline dates way back to 2690BC when the Ancient Egyptian language first emerged. From here other ancient languages including Sumerian, ...

However, archaeological and written records extend the history of language into ancient times and the Neolithic. The distribution of languages has changed ...

Mar 29, 2018 · Following Egyptian, other ancient languages included Sumerian from the 26th century BC, Mycenaean Greek in 1450 BC, and Old Chinese in 1200 BC.

Afro-Asiatic: since about the 27th century BC. 27th century BC: Egyptian · Hurro-Urartian: c. 21st century BC · Indo-European: since about the 17th century BC.