Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proto-tungusic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: pro-to--tun-gu-sic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hypothetical ancestor language from which all of the Tungusic languages of Siberia, Manchuria, and the Russian Far East are thought to descend.

Etymology

From proto- + Tungusic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: proto

Questions

What does proto-tungusic mean?: A hypothetical ancestor language from which all of the Tungusic languages of Siberia, Manchuria, and the Russian Far East are thought to descend.
Where does proto-tungusic come from?: From proto- + Tungusic.

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