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Proto-Indo-European

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Pro·to-In·do-Eur·o·pe·an  (prt-nd-yr-pn) Abbr. PIE
n.
The reconstructed language that was the ancestor of the Indo-European languages.
adj.
Of, relating to, or being Proto-Indo-European or one of its reconstructed linguistic features.
Proto-Indo-European
n
(Linguistics / Languages) the prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages
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