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To compare with the historically known language families such as Romance, Germanic, Slavic or Arabic entails considering the linguistic process that explains other cases.

Several studies ( Alfredo Torero or Rodolfo Cerrón Palomino ) show that the oldest form of Quechua appeared in Cajamarquilla, Lima.

Afterwards, the main focus of this language was the famous zone of Pachacamac ( Lima ).

A third period of expansion was Chincha ( Ica ).

At this time, the Incas found out that the Quechua was very widespread and decided that this was a tool to achieve the unification of the Empire ; thus, the language began to spread across the Andes more enthusiastically.