Sanskrit is the oldest language and literature of the world. Prakrit was the deformed version of pure classical Sanskrit and was spoken language of the then common people. Later on Prakrit transformed as Pali and then into several forms as Maagadhi, Maithili, Bhojpuri...etc./etc....finally as Hindi.
Kannada is considered to be older than Telugu. Kannada is believed to have evolved from ancient languages like Sanskrit and Prakrit, while Telugu developed as a distinct language later on.
Sanskrit is considered to be an older language than Arabic. Sanskrit is one of the oldest known languages and is the liturgical language of Hinduism, while Arabic is a Semitic language that developed later and is primarily associated with Islam.
Sanskrit is considered to be older than Tamil. Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-European language that has been used for thousands of years, while Tamil is a Dravidian language that originated around the same time but is generally considered to be younger than Sanskrit.
It's not possible to know which language is older because both languages are older than writing (possibly older than 10,000 BCE).
There is dispute between Sanskrit and Tamil on which one is oldest. Scholars on both sides provide facts and accounts that their language is the oldest. Hence there is no concrete answer to this question.please answer with source and be neutral while answering.http://wiki.answers.com/Which_is_older_than_Tamil_language#ixzz1rba74S1y
Kannada is considered to be older than Telugu. Kannada is believed to have evolved from ancient languages like Sanskrit and Prakrit, while Telugu developed as a distinct language later on.
Sanskrit is considered to be an older language than Arabic. Sanskrit is one of the oldest known languages and is the liturgical language of Hinduism, while Arabic is a Semitic language that developed later and is primarily associated with Islam.
Sanskrit is much older than Arabic, as far as we know.
Yes, it is one of Indo-European family, and has an even stronger root in Sanskrit than Hindi. It traces its root back to Prakrit, which was adopted as the royal language of court by King Ashoka, thereby replacing Sanskrit. The inscription of Ashoka are all in Prakrit. The Prakrit later gave birth to Pali in the middle age, from which early Bengali is derived. It was then transformed for several years and got spread into several dialects.
Sanskrit is considered to be older than Tamil. Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-European language that has been used for thousands of years, while Tamil is a Dravidian language that originated around the same time but is generally considered to be younger than Sanskrit.
It's not possible to know which language is older because both languages are older than writing (possibly older than 10,000 BCE).
There are many contenders for the title of "oldest language in the world", and Sanskrit is one of them. Therefore the answer to this question would be both yes and no. Additional answers (contenders to the title) to this question include:Mandarin ChineseTamilLatinGreekGothicLithuanian
There is dispute between Sanskrit and Tamil on which one is oldest. Scholars on both sides provide facts and accounts that their language is the oldest. Hence there is no concrete answer to this question.please answer with source and be neutral while answering.http://wiki.answers.com/Which_is_older_than_Tamil_language#ixzz1rba74S1y
Although the language is Sanskrit, it is very different from the classical or traditional Sanskrit of today. The Sanskrit is called Vedic Sanskrit (a form of Indo-Iranian language) and the script is closer to certain ancient Iranian scripts than to Devnagri script of the modern age.
No, Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-European language that pre-dates Tamil. Tamil is a Dravidian language that developed independently in South India. While both languages have influenced each other over the centuries, Sanskrit and Tamil have distinct origins and linguistic characteristics.
A Language Older Than Words was created in 2000.
There are more than 375 words in the Sanskrit language. In fact, there are more than 350 thousand words, some of which are exceptionally long. You're not talking about a book in Sanskrit, are you?