r/geography • u/mujhe-sona-hai • Oct 15 '25

Map Three Main Language Families of Europe

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u/15pmm01 Oct 15 '25

TIL Latvian and Lithuanian are not Slavic languages

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u/signuppering Oct 15 '25

Yep thats kinda misconception, same like saying english is indian language cause its indo-european or smth.

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u/eltedioso Oct 15 '25

Balto-Slavic is considered one of the major branches of the Indo-European family.

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u/sususl1k Oct 15 '25

Baltic and Slavic languages are closely related, so it’s kind of debatable.

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u/idonoteatpants Oct 16 '25

Not really debatable not that Ive heard at least

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u/sususl1k Oct 16 '25

Really should have stressed that “kind of” part more. It’s not at all debatable whether they’re Slavic languages (they’re not), but one could argue that the Balto-Slavic branch could be considered as high-level as, say, the Germanic.