Proto-Koreanic

English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ Koreanic. Compare Proto-Japonic, Proto-Indo-European, etc.

Proper noun

Proto-Koreanic

1. (linguistics) A hypothetical proto-language from which Korean, Jeju, Baekje, and all the other Koreanic languages and varieties later emerged.

Translations

hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language

• French: proto-coréen, proto-coréanique
• Korean: 한국조어 (han'gukjo'eo)

Adjective

Proto-Koreanic (not comparable)

1. (linguistics) Of or relating to the Proto-Koreanic language.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Koreanic terms

References

• Proto-Koreanic language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia