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proto-indo-iranian

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-in-do-i-ra-ni-an
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
8
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Indo-Aryan languages, the Iranian languages, the Dardic languages and the Nuristani languages.

Uncountable

noun

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

Countable

adj

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

Proto-Indo-Iranians (plural)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

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

Questions

What does proto-indo-iranian mean?
The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of Indo-Aryan languages, the Iranian languages, the Dardic languages and the Nuristani languages.

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