Usatova-Yamnaya Near Odesa — Where Italic, Celtic, and Germanic Formed

All that we know of ancient Rome and Roman culture began its life in ancient Ukraine and in a relatively small area. The Usatova-Yamnaya interaction near Odesa forged the ancestor languages of Italic, Celtic, and Germanic.

Source: Expanding Mental Models · FM Draft (podcast transcript)

Geographic precision: Odesa as the birthplace of Latin, Irish, and English. The Usatova-Yamnaya cultural interaction zone is the specific location where three of the most consequential IE language families diverged.

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