Proto-Indo-Iranian

English

Proper noun

Proto-Indo-Iranian

1. (linguistics, uncountable) The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Indo-Aryan languages, the Iranian languages, the Dardic languages and the Nuristani languages.

Translations

ancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages

• French: proto-indo-iranien
• Georgian: პროტოინდოირანული (ṗroṭoindoiranuli) (ენა), პროტო-ინდოირანული (ṗroṭo-indoiranuli) (ენა), პროტო-ინდო-ირანული (ṗroṭo-indo-iranuli) (ენა)
• Persian: نیاهندوایرانی (niyâ-hend-o-irâni)
• Portuguese: protoindo-iraniano (pt) m

Noun

Proto-Indo-Iranian (countable and uncountable, plural Proto-Indo-Iranians)

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

Translations

person who spoke the Proto-Indo-Iranian language

• Georgian: პროტოინდოირანელი (ṗroṭoindoiraneli), პროტო-ინდოირანელი (ṗroṭo-indoiraneli), პროტო-ინდო-ირანელი (ṗroṭo-indo-iraneli)

Adjective

Proto-Indo-Iranian (not comparable)

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

Translations

pertaining to the Proto-Indo-Iranian language, or the people who spoke it

• Georgian: პროტოინდოირანული (ṗroṭoindoiranuli), პროტო-ინდოირანული (ṗroṭo-indoiranuli), პროტო-ინდო-ირანული (ṗroṭo-indo-iranuli)

Related terms

• Indo-European language family
• Proto-Indo-European language

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Indo-Iranian terms