Historically, it is believed that this linguistic situation came about as speakers of East Semitic languages wandered further east, settling in Mesopotamia during the third millennium BCE, as attested by Akkadian texts from this period.
Secara historis, diyakini bahwa situasi linguistik ini muncul ketika penutur bahasa Semit Timur berkeliaran lebih jauh ke timur, menetap di Mesopotamia selama milenium ketiga SM, seperti yang dibuktikan oleh teks-teks Akkadia dari periode ini.