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proto-indo-aryan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-in-do-aryan
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The reconstructed proto-language —having descended from Proto-Indo-Iranian— that is the immediate predecessor of Old Indo-Aryan.

noun

A person who spoke the Proto-Indo-Aryan language.

Countable

adj

Of or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-Aryam language, or the people who spoke it.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Proto-Indo-Aryans (plural)

Phrases

Proto-Indo-Iranian language Proto-Indo-European language Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Indo-Aryan terms

Frequently Paired Words

Proto-Indo-Iranian language Proto-Indo-European language Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Indo-Aryan terms

Questions

What does proto-indo-aryan mean?
The reconstructed proto-language —having descended from Proto-Indo-Iranian— that is the immediate predecessor of Old Indo-Aryan.

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