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Definition of Proto-Indo-European noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Proto-Indo-European

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/ˌprəʊtəʊ ˌɪndəʊ ˌjʊərəˈpiːən/

/ˌprəʊtəʊ ˌɪndəʊ ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/

[uncountable]

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the ancient language on which all Indo-European languages are thought to be based. There are no written records of Proto-Indo-European, but experts have tried to construct it from the evidence of modern languages.Topics Languagec2

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