Proto-Indo-European
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Proto-Indo-European (countable and uncountable; plural Proto-Indo-Europeans)
- (linguistics, uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most European and Indian languages.
- (anthropology, countable) A person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language.
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Proto-Indo-European is the hypothetical ancestor language of many languages, including the following major groups:
- Wiktionary:About Proto-Indo-European
- Appendix:Proto-Indo-European roots
- Wiktionary Appendix:List of Proto-Indo-European roots
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ancestor language of most European and Indian languages
person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language
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Proto-Indo-European (not comparable)
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- (linguistics, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it.
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pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it
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- European
- Indo
- Indo-European language family
- proto-