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Old Indo-Aryan

Old Indo-Aryan proper noun: the earliest attested stage of the Indo-Aryan languages that developed from Proto-Indo-Aryan, exemplified by Sanskrit as well as Mitanni-Aryan.

Proper noun

Old Indo-Aryan

  1. The earliest attested stage of the Indo-Aryan languages that developed from Proto-Indo-Aryan, exemplified by Sanskrit as well as Mitanni-Aryan.
    Synonyms:
    OIA

Adjective

Old Indo-Aryan (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to this stage.

Synonyms of Old Indo-Aryan

Questions about Old Indo-Aryan

What does Old Indo-Aryan mean?
Old Indo-Aryan means the earliest attested stage of the Indo-Aryan languages that developed from Proto-Indo-Aryan, exemplified by Sanskrit as well as Mitanni-Aryan.
What part of speech is Old Indo-Aryan?
Old Indo-Aryan can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Old Indo-Aryan in the dictionary

  1. Old Hundredth
  2. Old Hungarian
  3. Old Icelandic
  4. old in the tooth
  5. Old Indic
  6. Old Indo-Aryan
  7. Old Ingarsby
  8. Old Ionian
  9. Old Ionic
  10. Old Iranian
  11. Old Irish

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