| Proto-Semitic | |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction of | Semitic languages |
| Era | ca. 4500–3500 BC |
Reconstructed ancestor | |
| Lower-order reconstructions | |
Proto-Semitic is the reconstructed proto-language common ancestor to the Semitic language family. There is no consensus regarding the location of the Proto-Semitic Urheimat: scholars hypothesize that it may have originated in the Levant, the Sahara, the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, or northern Africa.[1]
The Semitic language family is considered part of the broader macro-family of Afroasiatic languages.