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Palaic

Palaic

9.9
An old language that people in northwest Turkey spoke long ago
  • noun
  • Specialized
: palaico
  • The Palaic language became extinct during the first millennium BCE.

Examples

  • Scholars have discovered several religious texts written in Palaic.

  • Linguists compare Palaic with Hittite to study early Anatolian cultures.

  • The Palaic language was spoken in ancient Anatolia.

  • Many scholars study Palaic for its historical significance.

  • Linguists compare Palaic with Hittite to study early Anatolian cultures.

  • Scholars have discovered several religious texts written in Palaic.

  • The Palaic language became extinct during the first millennium BCE.

Synonyms

Palaic language
vsPalaic
  • Specialized
9.9

An extinct language once spoken in northwest Turkey

is the same description but uses formerly and northwest region wording

Compounds

Palaic language
  • Specialized
9.9

An extinct language once spoken in northwest Turkey

Surface Forms

Palaic singular
Palaic plural

Morphology

Palaic = Pala (transparent) = Pala + ic

Formed by adding the regular adjectival suffix '-ic' to the place-name 'Pala', yielding 'relating to Pala'; the morphological relation is regular though the base is a rare proper noun.

Etymology

Palaic comes from the name of an old place, Pala, and the ending -ic means 'related to' or 'from', just like in Icelandic. So Palaic simply means 'from Pala', which fits because it was the extinct language once spoken in the northwest of what is now Turkey.