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Proto-Indo-Iranian

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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name

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Georgian: პროტოინდოირანული (ṗroṭoindoiranuli) — pertaining to the Proto-Indo-Iranian language, or the people who spoke it
  • Georgian: პროტო-ინდოირანული (ṗroṭo-indoiranuli) — pertaining to the Proto-Indo-Iranian language, or the people who spoke it
  • Georgian: პროტო-ინდო-ირანული (ṗroṭo-indo-iranuli) — pertaining to the Proto-Indo-Iranian language, or the people who spoke it
  • Hindi: आदिम-हिन्द-ईरानी (ādim-hind-īrānī) — pertaining to the Proto-Indo-Iranian language, or the people who spoke it
  • Polish: praindoirański — pertaining to the Proto-Indo-Iranian language, or the people who spoke it
  • French: proto-indo-iranien — ancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages
  • Georgian: პროტოინდოირანული (ṗroṭoindoiranuli) — ancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages
  • Georgian: პროტო-ინდოირანული (ṗroṭo-indoiranuli) — ancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages
  • Georgian: პროტო-ინდო-ირანული (ṗroṭo-indo-iranuli) — ancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages
  • Hindi: आदिम-हिन्द-ईरानी (ādim-hind-īrānī) — ancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages
  • Persian: نیاهندوایرانی (niyâ-hend-o-irâni) — ancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages
  • Polish: język praindoirański — ancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages
  • Portuguese: protoindo-iraniano — ancestor language of Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dardic and Nuristani languages
  • Georgian: პროტოინდოირანელი (ṗroṭoindoiraneli) — person who spoke the Proto-Indo-Iranian language
  • Georgian: პროტო-ინდოირანელი (ṗroṭo-indoiraneli) — person who spoke the Proto-Indo-Iranian language
  • Georgian: პროტო-ინდო-ირანელი (ṗroṭo-indo-iraneli) — person who spoke the Proto-Indo-Iranian language
  • Hindi: आदिम-हिन्द-ईरानी (ādim-hind-īrānī) — person who spoke the Proto-Indo-Iranian language
  • Polish: Praindoirańczyk — person who spoke the Proto-Indo-Iranian language
  • Polish: Praindoiranka — person who spoke the Proto-Indo-Iranian language