Anatolian hypothesis

The Anatolian hypothesis suggests that the spread of Indo-European languages originated in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) around 7,000–6,000 years ago. It proposes that early farmers from this region expanded into Europe and Asia, carrying their language with them as they migrated and settled new areas. This theory links the development of these languages to the spread of agricultural practices rather than military conquest. In essence, it views language dispersal as largely driven by farming and population movement from Anatolia, shaping the linguistic landscape of much of Europe and Asia over thousands of years.