Indo - European migrations were the migrations of pastoral peoples speaking the Proto - Indo - European language, who departed from the Yamnaya and related cultures in the Pontic -- Caspian steppe, starting at c. 4000 BCE. Their descendants spread throughout Europe and Asia, forming new cultures with the people they met on their way, including the Corded Ware culture in Northern Europe and the Vedic culture in the Indian subcontinent. These migrations ultimately seeded the cultures and languages of most of Europe, greater Persia, and much of the Indian subcontinent (and subsequently resulted in the largest and most broadly spoken language family in the world).
who were the indo-europeans and where did they originate
pastoral peoples speaking the Proto - Indo - European language, who departed from the Yamnaya and related cultures in the Pontic -- Caspian steppe, starting at c. 4000 BCE