Standard Lemma guide

Proto-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 Proto-Iranian language or people who spoke it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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name

Meaning 2

The hypothetical proto-language reconstructed by comparative method, from which all the Iranian languages descended.

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noun

Meaning 3

Speaker of Proto-Iranian language.

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History

Etymology

From proto- + Iranian.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hindi: आदिम-ईरानी (ādim-īrānī) — Translations
  • Russian: древнеира́нский (drevneiránskij) — Translations
  • Russian: праира́нский (prairánskij) — Translations
  • Spanish: proto-iranio — Translations