QuestionsEteocretan and EteocypriotWhat language do the Eteocretan inscriptions of Praisos and Dreros record?Answer
Answer · Eteocretan and Eteocypriot
Eteocretan is an isolate or lost-family language, probably Minoan's descendant
Eteocretan is a pre-Greek language of Crete, probably descended from Minoan, with no relatives that have other written records, so it cannot be identified by comparison.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- No systematic comparison with a known family will produce more matches than with random control languages.
- If Linear A values are ever confirmed, Eteocretan words or endings will recur in Linear A texts at above-chance rates.
What would rule it out
- A proposed relative that reads all six stones with one grammar and fits the Greek of the Dreros bilingual.
Evidence 1 for · none against
The questions it answers
Open5 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Eteocretan is an isolate or lost-family language, probably Minoan's descendant [Answer ANS0DEEC5M7D8WD]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEEC5M7D8WD
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