Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proto-finno-ugric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-finno-u-gric
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Finnic and Ugric languages. Usually written with the UPA-transcription system.

Uncountable

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 Finno- English Ugric English Finno-Ugric English Proto-Finno-Ugric From proto- + Finno-Ugric.

Usage

Phrases

Finno-Permic

Frequently Paired Words

Finno-Permic Ugric

Questions

What does proto-finno-ugric mean?
The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Finnic and Ugric languages. Usually written with the UPA-transcription system.
Where does proto-finno-ugric come from?
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 Finno- English Ugric English Finno-Ugric English Proto-Finno-Ugric From proto- + Finno-Ugric.

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