Brahmi Script appeared in India by the 5th century BCE, but the fact that just like the Greek alphabet, it has many local variants, which suggests that its origin lies further back in time.

• 婆罗米语手稿在印度是出现于公元前五世纪，但是事实上就像希腊字母一样，它也拥有许多地方性的差别，暗示了它有更早的起源。