proto-indo-european

UK /ˌpɹəʊ̯təʊ̯ˌɪndə(ʊ̯)ˌjʊə̯ɹəˈpiːən/ US /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/

name 1noun 1adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

same

VERB + PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN

comes, know

PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN + NOUN

h, m, t, urheimat, word

PREP.

from

Definitions

name

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.

The plural English word brethren and the Farsi word that is pronounced as 'baradaran' both come from the same Proto-Indo-European root word.

noun

A person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it.

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The word mother comes from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Wiktionary

The plural English word brethren and the Farsi word that is pronounced as 'baradaran' both come from the same Proto-Indo-European root word.

Wiktionary

Academics are still debating as to the location of the Proto-Indo-European urheimat.

Tatoeba · #5903891

I would love to know what Proto-Indo-European sounded like.

Tatoeba · #5903892

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