So-called “Indo-European” languages originated from the Pontic Steppe (where it says Scythian on the map). They are not from India, nor are Indian languages from Europe. We should, therefore, speak of Nordic Steppe languages, and not of “Indo-European” languages.
Did the British Empire popularize the phrase “Indo-European” around the 1850s in order to jo…
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