Proto-Indo-European

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌpɹəʊ̯təʊ̯ˌɪndə(ʊ̯)ˌjʊə̯ɹəˈpiːən/, /-ˌjɔːɹəˈ-/, (America) IPA: /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/

Proper noun

1. (linguistics, uncountable) 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.

Synonyms

• Indo-European
• (dated) Indo-Germanic, Proto-Indo-Germanic

Translations

• French: indo-européen commun, indoeuropéen
• German: Indogermanisch, Urindogermanisch
• Italian: protoindoeuropeo
• Portuguese: proto-indo-europeu
• Russian: праиндоевропе́йский язы́к
• Spanish: protoindoeuropeo

Noun

Proto-Indo-European

1. (anthropology, countable) A person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language.

Translations

• French: Indo-européen, Indoeuropéen
• German: Urindogermane
• Portuguese: proto-indo-europeu
• Russian: праиндоевропе́ец
• Spanish: protoindoeuropeo

Adjective

Proto-Indo-European (not comparable)

1. (linguistics, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it.

Translations

• French: indoeuropéen
• German: urindogermanisch, indogermanisch
• Portuguese: proto-indo-europeu
• Russian: праиндоевропе́йский
• Spanish: protoindoeuropeo

Related terms

• European
• Indian
• Indo-European language family
• proto-

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