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Proto-Indo-European en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /-ˌjɔːɹəˈ-/ (UK)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/ (US)
  • /ˌpɹəʊ̯təʊ̯ˌɪndə(ʊ̯)ˌjʊə̯ɹəˈpiːən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English Indo-European English Proto-Indo-European From proto- + Indo-European.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it.

Relateds

Anatolian · Balto-Slavic · Celtic · proto- · Tocharian · Greek · Indo-Iranian · Indo-European language family · Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Indo-European terms · European · Armenian · Germanic · Italic · Albanian · Indian

Translations (29)

nb urindoeuropeisk (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · hu indoeurópai (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · ka წინარეინდოევროპული (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · hi आदिम-भारोपीय (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · uk праіндоєвропе́йський (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · fr indoeuropéen (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · es protoindoeuropeo (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · pt protoindo-europeu (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · tr Proto-Hint-Avrupa grubuna ait (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · fa نیا-هندواروپایی (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · ru праиндоевропе́йский (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · mk праиндоевропски (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · ro stră-indoeuropean (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · tr Proto-Hint-Avrupa grubundan (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · ga Próta-Ind-Eorpach (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · sv urindoeuropeisk (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · cs praindoevropský (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · nl Proto-Indo-Europees (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · nn urindoeuropeisk (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · hi आदिम-हिन्द-यूरोपीय (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · de urindogermanisch (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · sv protoindoeuropeisk (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · ro proto-indoeuropean (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · ka პროტოინდოევროპული (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · hy նախահնդեվրոպական (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · sl praindoevropski (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · de indogermanisch (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · pl praindoeuropejski (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European) · is frumindóevrópskur (pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it — see also Indo-European)

Proto-Indo-European en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /-ˌjɔːɹəˈ-/ (UK)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/ (US)
  • /ˌpɹəʊ̯təʊ̯ˌɪndə(ʊ̯)ˌjʊə̯ɹəˈpiːən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English Indo-European English Proto-Indo-European From proto- + Indo-European.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Proto-Indo-Europeans Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

Indo-European

Translations (25)

mk Праиндоевропе́ец (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · fa نیاهندواروپاییزبان (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · hi आदिम-भारोपीय (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · fr Indoeuropéen (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · hu indoeurópai (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · hi आदिम-हिन्द-यूरोपीय (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · ka წინარეინდოევროპელი (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · ro indoeuropean (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · lt indoeuropietė (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · tr Proto-Hint-Avrupalı (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · de Urindogermane (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · es protoindoeuropeo (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · pl Praindoeuropejczyk (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · ru праиндоевропе́ец (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · fi kantaindoeurooppalainen (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · lt indoeuropietis (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · fr Indo-européen (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · ka პროტოინდოევროპელი (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · pl Praindoeuropejka (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · ro indoeuropeană (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · uk праіндоєвропе́єць (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · nl Proto-Indo-Europeaan (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · sl Praindoevropejec (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · ga Próta-Ind-Eorpach (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language) · uk праіндоєвропе́йка (person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language)

Proto-Indo-European en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /-ˌjɔːɹəˈ-/ (UK)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/ (US)
  • /ˌpɹəʊ̯təʊ̯ˌɪndə(ʊ̯)ˌjʊə̯ɹəˈpiːən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English Indo-European English Proto-Indo-European From proto- + Indo-European.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The reconstructed ancestor language or protolanguage of the Indo-European family of languages, which includes most European, Iranian, and Indian languages.
    • The plural English word brethren and the Farsi word that is pronounced as 'baradaran' both come from the same Proto-Indo-European root word.
    • The word mother comes from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
    • The Greek and Sanskrit languages (along with many other languages of ancient Eurasia) evince correspondences explained by their descent from a common ancestor, Proto-Indo-European (PIE). 2025 December 12, Tom Hercules Davies, “Horses, Wheels, Languages: Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic Epic on the Eurasian Steppe”, in The Classical Quarterly, volume 75, number 1, page 5:

Deriveds

Early Proto-Indo-European

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Indo-European terms

Synonyms

Proto-Indo-Germanic · Indo-Germanic · Indo-European

Translations (60)

he פרוטו־הודו־אירופית (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · it protoindoeuropeo (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · fr indoeuropéen (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · cy Proto-Indo-Ewropeg (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · nn urindoeuropeisk (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · la lingua prisca indoeuropaea (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ja インド・ヨーロッパ祖語 (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · fi indoeurooppalainen kantakieli (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ru праиндоевропе́йский язы́к (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · is frumindóevrópska (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · fi kantaindoeurooppa (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · cs praindoevropština (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · lt indoeuropiečių prokalbė (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ga Próta-Ind-Eorpais (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · gl protoindoeuropeo (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · da urindoeuropæisk (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · hi आदिम-भारोपीय (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · hy հնդեվրոպական նախալեզու (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ka წინარეინდოევროპული ენა (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · fa نیاهندواروپایی (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · sl praindoevropščina (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · mk праиндоевропски јазик (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · cmn 原始印歐語 /原始印欧语 (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · sh proto-indo-europski (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · da protoindoeuropæisk (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ka წინარეინდოევროპული (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · bg индоевропе́йски пра́език (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · el πρωτοϊνδοευρωπαϊκά (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ca protoindoeuropeu (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ia proto-indoeuropeo (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ko 인도유럽조어 (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · sk praindoeurópčina (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · sv indoeuropeiska urspråket (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ja 印欧祖語 (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ka პროტოინდოევროპული ენა (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · de Indogermanisch (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · nl Proto-Indo-Europees (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · tr Proto-Hint-Avrupaca (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · br indez-europeg (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · pt protoindo-europeu (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ro stră-indoeuropeană (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ro limba proto-indo-europeană (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · sv protoindoeuropeiska (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · de Urindogermanisch (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · pl język praindoeuropejski (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ur اَوَّلِی ہِنْد یُورَپِی (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · no protoindoeuropeisk (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ko 원시인구어 (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · hi आदिम-हिन्द-यूरोपीय (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · eu Aitzinindoeuropera (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · ka პროტოინდოევროპული (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · fr indo-européen commun (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · eo hindeŭropa pralingvo (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · hu indoeurópai alapnyelv (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · es protoindoeuropeo (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · fo frumindoevropeiskt (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · uk праіндоєвропе́йська (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · sv urindoeuropeiska (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · la lingua indogermanica (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages) · nb urindoeuropeisk (ancestor language of most European and Indian languages)