Thraco-Phrygian

Definitions of Thraco-Phrygian
  1. noun
    an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family thought by some to be related to Armenian
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    types:
    Thracian
    a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient people of Thrace but extinct by the early Middle Ages
    Phrygian
    a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions
    type of:
    Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite
    the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
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