Proto-Indo-European

[ proh-toh-in-doh-yoor-uh-pee-uhn ]

noun
  1. the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Indo-European languages; Indo-European.

adjective
  1. of or relating to Proto-Indo-European.

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British Dictionary definitions for Proto-Indo-European

Proto-Indo-European

noun
  1. the prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages

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