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Proto-language

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Translation of "proto-language" into Russian

proto-language
Noun
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proto-language
proto-languages pl
праязык
Proto-Indo-European is the proto-language of most European and many Asian languages.
Праиндоевропейский является праязыком большинства европейских и многих азиатских языков.
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proto-language
Adjective
raiting
proto-language
Used attributively in linguistic contexts (e.g., "proto-language forms").
праязыковой
The asterisk marks indicate proto-language forms reconstructed by linguists.
Звёздочки указывают на праязыковые формы, реконструированные лингвистами.
Additional translations
протоязыковой
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Definitions

proto-language
Noun
raiting
A hypothetical or reconstructed parent language from which a group of related languages is believed to have descended.
Proto-Indo-European is the proto-language of most European and many Asian languages.
An early form of human speech posited to have existed before recorded history, possibly the common ancestor of all modern languages.
Some scholars debate whether a single proto-language underlies every language spoken today.
proto-language
Adjective
raiting
Relating to or characteristic of a proto-language.
The asterisk marks indicate proto-language forms reconstructed by linguists.