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proto-sahaptian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-sa-hap-tian
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The hypothetical, reconstructed ancestor of Sahaptian languages.

Etymology

From proto- + Sahaptian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Proto-Sahaptianic (alternative) Proto-Sahaptin (alternative) Proto-Shahaptian (alternative)

Questions

What does proto-sahaptian mean?
The hypothetical, reconstructed ancestor of Sahaptian languages.
Where does proto-sahaptian come from?
From proto- + Sahaptian.

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