which language is the oldest of all indian languages?

Question

i am little bit confused about the oldest languages. any links?
origin of each language. where did sanskrit originate from ? where did tamil originate from?which is the oldest of the two.

Answer 1

The oldest written records of each of these languages are roughly about the same age. Sanskrit is an Indo-European language and is very close to the ancestor language of many of the Indo-Aryan languages. Tamil is a Dravidian language closely related to Malayalam. The Dravidian languages predate the Indo-Aryan languages on the Indian subcontinent and there are pockets of Dravidian spoken all through India. Sanskrit was probably a living language about 3500 years ago. Tamil separated from Proto-South Dravidian at possibly the same time. Sanskrit's ultimate provable origin is in southern Russia with the other Indo-European languages. Tamil's ultimate provable origin is in India with the other Dravidian languages.

EDIT: In the time it took me to write this someone said that Tamil derived from Sanskrit. OMG. Tamil and Sanskrit are completely UNRELATED.

Answer 2

Sanskrit and Pali are the oldest Indian Languages. Tamil is one of the original Dravidian Language. Dravidian are real Natives of India. Where as Aryans are migrator basically from Asia Minor , Hidu Khush Moutains ranges. Regarding oldest of Tamil and Sanskrit, It is Sanskrit. But Tamil is the farher of all south Indian languages such as Kannada,Telugu, Malayalam etc

Answer 3

Tamil is older than Sansrit The so call chanced on previous textual content fabric which date bk 250bc Tholkaapiyam is an estabilished textual content fabric with the aid of then, which skill with the aid of the time Tholkaapiyam became into written, it became into already a properly prevalent textual content fabric, So this very lots explains that Tamil textual content fabric written before than that have been destroyed with the aid of the intruders Aryans the founders of Sanskrit. If a favourite Tamil e book like Tholkaapiyam is relationship bk 2 hundred-250 bc what abt the medevial textual content fabric ? How long will it date bk what abt the classic textual content fabric ? How long will it date bk those are doubts that make genuine specific that Tamil is a few distance lots older than Sanskrit, yet as for Sanskrit it became into only formed after the aryans, whilst did the Aryans got here ? 1500BC whilst and how long did the illiterate Aryans took develope their brains whilst they have been in the Indus Valley the residing house of the Dravidian ? those very lots explains with the aid of the time the Aryans develope their awareness, it relatively is going to likely be later than that , that they might desire to have got here up with Sanskrit. The Aryans would desire to have learnt Tamil themselve before growing to be Sanskrit comparing Sanskrit with Tamil is an insult to Tamil a community Indian language being in comparison with a Trespasser Tamil is Tens of Centuries older than Sanskrit no questions abt it, the certainty is denied in the eyes of jealousy with the aid of the Hindian political grp that's having the efficient Goverment Grib

Answer 4

I would say Sanskrit. Sanskrit has been used by the educated classes in India for literary and religious purposes for over two thousand years. It achieved this status partly through a standardization that resulted from a long tradition of grammatical theory and analysis. This tradition reached its height around 500 B.C. The earliest Tamil inscriptions date from c. 200 BC

Answer 5

thats the tough question man.. it is belived that sanskrit is the oldest one..but tamil is originated in other part of india...we dont have any research to prove it.in general sanskrit is from north and tamil in south ..there is some conspiracy around this as well ..there are theories which say sanskrit came from a race ARYAS from IRAN but then in sanskrit ARYaA doesnt mention RACE its like SIR...
but one thing SANSKRIT and TAMIL both are indian languages

Answer 6

Sanskrit

Answer 7

In Indian languages, we can't find old or new languages, if we try to learn or speak Indian languages, every languages are still new for us!!!! First language for Indian is Sanskrit but it's not old language. Sanskrit is originate from india. If u still having confused just go to Yahoo India and try to find the meaning for Sanskrit language.

Answer 8

Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages extant in the world today

The oldest Indo-Aryan language is Vedic Sanskrit, which is attested to as far back as 1500 BC.

The following site will be of of interest to you.

http://www.languageinindia.com/may2002/baldridgelanguagepolicy.html

Answer 9

Sanskrit language came from the middle east through the people who settle down in the indus valley. I am quite sure that tamil is older then sankrit as the people using tamil, known as "Dravidians" (todays south india) were already flourishing here when the indus valley civilization was just begining.

Answer 10

Vedic Sanskrit registers the earliest work of literature in any language (the four Vedas).
Prakrit which later evolved to Pali can be termed as lingua frenca of ancient India. It also deserves the owner of having most Buddhist literature written into it.
In early 5th century BC Sanskrit was codified and standardized by grammarian Panini.