Bustax

A well-kno'n ancient literary language, demonstrably related to Tsonboran. The Bustaxian invasions of Levant begins around -3.7ka. The oldest inscriptions in the language date from -3.5ka. The Bustaxian Empire reaches its maximum extent (from central Persia and Afghanistan to Anatolia and Greece) around -3.2ka before decay sets in. The ruling dynasty takes refuge in northern Anatolia, and a separate Bustaxian state survives until trampld under the Altaic' expansion circa -1.4ka. Bustaxian continues to be used as a liturgical language.

Sound changes from Proto-West Persian':

to Proto-Bustaxoid

• Obstruent clusters simplify to agree in both MOA and voicing.
  • Ks → Kts
  • P1F2 → F1F2
• θ ð → s z