Proto-Indo-European
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Proto-Indo-European
- /ˌpɹəʊ̯təʊ̯ˌɪndə(ʊ̯)ˌjʊə̯ɹəˈpiːən/ UK
- /-ˌjɔːɹəˈ-/ UK
- /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/ US
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Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *próder.
Ancient Greek πρό (pró)
Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos)
Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos)
Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor.
English proto-
English Indo-European
English Proto-Indo-European
From proto- + Indo-European.
proper noun
- The reconstructed ancestor language or protolanguage of the Indo-European family of languages, which includes most European, Iranian, and Indian languages. The word mother comes from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
noun Proto-Indo-Europeans
- A person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it.
