Speakur

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proto-mayan

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to--mayan
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Mayan languages.

Etymology

From proto- + Mayan.

Word Breakdown

Phrases

The category of Proto-Mayan on Wiktionary

Frequently Paired Words

The category of Proto-Mayan on Wiktionary

Questions

What does proto-mayan mean?
The hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Mayan languages.
Where does proto-mayan come from?
From proto- + Mayan.

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