Where did the language Tamil originate from?

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According to linguists like Bhadriraju Krishnamurti, Tamil, as a Dravidian language, descends from Proto-Dravidian, a proto-language. Linguistic reconstruction suggests that Proto-Dravidian was spoken around the third millennium BC, possibly in the region around the lower Godavari river basin in peninsular India.

What was the language of the Harappan civilization?

ancient Dravidian language
Indus valley people spoke ancient Dravidian language, claims new research.

When was Tamil language discovered?

The earliest Tamil writing is attested in inscriptions and potsherds from the 5th century bce. Three periods have been distinguished through analyses of grammatical and lexical changes: Old Tamil (from about 450 bce to 700 ce), Middle Tamil (700–1600), and Modern Tamil (from 1600).

Did the Harappans of North India speak Tamil?

There seems to be no specific mention of Tamil as a language spoken by the people of north-India during the Mahabharata days; however my research clearly indicates that Tamil was the language behind at least half, if not all, of the Harappan symbols. So, how come the Harappans of north, adopt a script of the south?

What language did the Harappan script come from?

Historians and archaeologists have so far overwhelmingly backed up the idea that the language underlying the Harappan script was Proto-Dravidian, but the inability to break the code has left the question hanging, without a final resolution.

Did the Harappans speak a Gordian Knot?

The debate over what language the Harappans spoke has resembled a Gordian knot more than anything else – until now.

Is there a Harappan equivalent of the Rosetta Stone?

The inscription had the same text in three different languages written using the same cuneiform script: Old Persian, Elamite and Akkadian. For the Harappan language, however, we have not yet found an equivalent of the Rosetta Stone or the Behistun inscription and until we do cracking the code might prove to be difficult.