Proto-Munda language
| Proto-Munda | |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction of | Munda languages |
| Region | Possibly Mahanadi River Delta and adjacent coastal plains |
| Era | c. 2000 – c. 1500 BCE |
Reconstructed ancestor | |
| Lower-order reconstructions | |
Proto-Munda is the reconstructed proto-language of the Munda languages of South Asia. It has been reconstructed by Sidwell & Rau (2015). According to Sidwell, the Proto-Munda language split from Proto- Austroasiatic in Indochina and arrived on the coast of Odisha around 4000 – 3500 years ago.