Indo-Aryan superstrate in Mitanni

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title: Indo-Aryan superstrate in Mitanni
text: Some loanwords in the variant of the Hurrian language spoken in Mitanni during the 2nd millennium BCE are identifiable as originating in an Indo-Aryan language; these are considered to constitute an Indo-Aryan superstrate in Mitanni. The words are theonyms, proper names and technical terminology related to horses (hippological). It is generally believed that Indo-Aryan peoples settled in Upper Mesopotamia and northern Syria, and established the kingdom of Mitanni following a period of political
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description: Aspect of Indo-Aryan language
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date created: 2006-12-02T23:50:51Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T23:22:11Z
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