What are the primitive elements of languages?

The most primitive elements of language were indexes, icons, symbols and the oldest written languages were from icons to symbols to scripts such as ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Sumerians cuneiform script, Mayan script, Chinese pictographic characters, etc.

are the primitive elements of languages?

The most primitive elements of language were indexes, icons, symbols and the oldest written languages were from icons to symbols to scripts such as ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Sumerians cuneiform script, Mayan script, Chinese pictographic characters, etc.