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proto-dravidian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to--dra-vid-i-an
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
7
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The hypothetical, ancestral proto-language from which the Dravidian languages are descended.

Etymology

From proto- + Dravidian.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does proto-dravidian mean?
The hypothetical, ancestral proto-language from which the Dravidian languages are descended.
Where does proto-dravidian come from?
From proto- + Dravidian.

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