What is Daughter language?
{{No sources|date=October 2024}} A '''daughter language''' is a [[language]] that descended from another language, which usually happens over a long period of time. == Examples == * [[Italian language|Italian]] is a daughter language of [[Latin]], which is a daughter language of [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-European]]. * [[English language|English]] is a daughter language of [[West Germanic languages|West Germanic]], which is a daughter language of Proto-Indo-European. * [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]], and [[Danish language|Danish]] are daughter languages of [[Old Norse language|Old Norse]], which was a daughter language of [[Proto-Norse]]. * [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]] are daughter languages of [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]], which was the official language of [[British India]] until [[India]] gained [[independence]]. After [[Pakistan]] split apart from India, the language became two different languages, Urdu and Hindi. * [[Dungan language|Dungan]] is a daughter language of [[Mandarin Chinese]] ([[Gansu]] and [[Shaanxi]] dialects), which is a daughter language of [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Proto-Sino-Tibetan]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Languages]]