Proto-Indo-European
[proh-toh-in-doh-yoo r-uh-pee-uh n] /ˈproʊ toʊˌɪn doʊˌyʊər əˈpi ən/
noun
1.
the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Indo-European languages; Indo-European.
adjective
2.
of or relating to Proto-Indo-European.
Proto-Indo-European
noun
1.
the prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages
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