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proto-salish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-sal-ish
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The reconstructed ancestor of the Salish languages.

Etymology

From proto- + Salish.

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

Proto-Salishan

Questions

What does proto-salish mean?
The reconstructed ancestor of the Salish languages.
Where does proto-salish come from?
From proto- + Salish.

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