The root language...?

Question

Languages of various regions have similarities, the proof of this is the Mediterranean languages of French, Italian and Spanish. All of these have Latin as there root language, the language that they came from.

Recent discoveries have shown that humans have travelled around the globe from one central point taking their language with them, and over time it evolved with their society into the great many languages that we have today.


So my question is, Is there a root language from which all other languages arise? Does it survive today? And if we heard it would we recognise it or parts of it?

AND

Would this root language, being the oldest one on the planet, hold the key to any mysteries about what it is to be human, about life, death, etc?


Please explain your answers.

I thank you in advance.

Answer 1

The major root language of most modern languages was Proto-Indo-European. It no longer exists, per se, but I'm sure you would note some words you would understand. The problem is language changes over time with things like vowel and consonant drift. like a word going from kirk to church and such. While we don't notice changes as they happen over time. For instance you ever notice with the Internet we've gone to abbreviation with spelling like brb for be right back, or lol for laugh out loud, and ROFL for roll on the floor laughing. Plz instead of please.etc.

Answer 2

i wanna know too.